Re: [uml-devel] T-mode processes
From: Michael Richardson <hidden>
Date: 2004-10-04 22:41:38
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"BlaisorBlade" == BlaisorBlade [off-list ref] writes:
BlaisorBlade> you should convince top-level hackers on the
BlaisorBlade> LKML. Quite frankly, I guess that they will say 'NO';
BlaisorBlade> and they will add "Who ever said that SIGKILL always
BlaisorBlade> works?". And if Al Viro reads your post, his answer
BlaisorBlade> could be very bad (Al Viro is famous for the way he
BlaisorBlade> flames newbie kernel hackers).
How about if I get Dennis Ritchie to post this :-)
I've filed numerous bugs in the 1980s against SCO and SunOS about
kill-9 failing to clear a process due to device issues, and every single
one was acknowledged as correct. (Not that SCO ever fixed many of them,
but they didn't disagree)
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