Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Kernel 2.2.1 and sysvinit 2.76 possible bug | Date | Wed, 24 Feb 1999 22:04:32 +0000 (GMT) |
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> 2.2 introduces a "feature" which causes the kernel to reboot if init > dies for any reason, so it is more likely that sysvinit could be the > culprit. However, I agree with you; this is a kernel bug and should > be fixed.
Its not a bug. If init dies the machine is in deep crap. Init should not die. If init dies something very bad has occured. Simply carrying on with no pid 1 to reap processes wont work very well
Alan
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