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Re: Killing processes on system shutdow
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Roland McGrath |
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Re: Killing processes on system shutdow |
Date: |
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:16:30 -0400 (EDT) |
> Roland McGrath <roland@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > > a question regarding init/init.c::reboot_system(): Why do we only kill
> > > processes, if we _are_ in a subhurd (i.e.: fakeboot is true)?
> >
> > You mean, why not do it for a normal reboot as well?
> > Do you wash your hands right before you get into the shower?
>
> ;)
>
> Hmm, i just thought that 'trying to kill the processes "nicely"'
> (read: 'warn' them) first would be good. If they then wouldn't
> terminate themselves, ok, then the system doesn't care about them
> anymore.
You misunderstand the point of the function.
All that sort of friendly shutdown has already taken place when you get there.
Re: Killing processes on system shutdow, Marcus Brinkmann, 2001/08/23