linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] Make prepare

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Message-ID: <464DDDC1.5060008@drzeus.cx>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2007 19:09:21 +0200
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] Make prepare_namespace() wait for devices

Hi there brave visitor from the future ;)

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Actually that's not correct. With panic=30 and lilo -R and a working 
> backup kernel a system can recover from this. With your endless loop it can't.
>
> Always add some kind of timeout.
>
>   

Did you check the second version? Is that sufficient or is a timeout a
must in your book?

Rgds

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