linux-kernel - Re: Funky "Blue screen" issue while rebooting from X with 2.6.18-git21

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Date:	Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:34:06 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-pm@...l.org
Subject: Re: Funky "Blue screen" issue while rebooting from X with 2.6.18-git21

Hi!

On Sun 08-10-06 19:47:59, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 10:16:41PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > I have a strange "problem" with 2.6.18-git21 that I've never had with
> > any previous kernel. If I open up an xterm in X, su to root and
> > 'reboot' (or 'shutdown -r now') I instantly get a blue screen that
> > persists until the box actually reboots.
> 
> Pavel, is this a known issue or should Jesper bisect?

Jesper should show it is kernel problem and not userland race.

If userspace does kill -15 -1; kill -9 -1, and X fails to shut down in
time, it is userland problem ('should wait for X to shut down').

-- 
Thanks for all the (sleeping) penguins.
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