linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Send a SIGCHLD to the init's pid namespace parent when reboot

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Date:	Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:36:42 +0000
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...e.fr>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	bonbons@...ux-vserver.org, containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Send a SIGCHLD to the init's pid namespace parent
 when reboot

Quoting Oleg Nesterov (oleg@...hat.com):
> On 08/11, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> >
> > In the case of a VPS, when we shutdown/halt/reboot the container, the
> > reboot utility will invoke the sys_reboot syscall which has the bad
> > effect to reboot the host.
> 
> Stupid question. Can't sys_reboot() simply kill init (and thus the whole
> pid_ns) in this case?

The goal is to be able to distinguish a request for reboot from shutdown.
If we just kill the init, then the parent of init (the container monitor)
cannot restart the container to emulate reboot.

[ sorry if I misunderstand what you're asking ]

-serge
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