linux-kernel - Re: Question: shutdown Linux from user space

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703061451480.10909@twin.jikos.cz>
Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2007 14:52:38 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...os.cz>
To:	Mockern <Mockern@...dex.ru>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question: shutdown Linux from user space

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Mockern wrote:

> I need to shutdown Linux from user level application. Which is the best 
> way to do it? (I need it for embedded system)

Use sys_reboot() syscall with either LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT or 
LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF.

Also this is probably offtopic here, please use kernelnewbies mailinglist 
instead.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
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