linux-kernel - Re: Add common orderly

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:33:52 +0100
From:	"Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)" 
	<oliver.pntr@...il.com>
To:	"Jeremy Fitzhardinge" <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>,
	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, "Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linux Kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Randy Dunlap" <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	"Al Viro" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: Add common orderly_poweroff() to 2.6.22?

On 1/24/08, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> wrote:
> Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér) wrote:
> > Hi all!
> >
> > commit in mainline 10a0a8d4e3f6bf2d077f94344441909abe670f5a is go in
> > the satble 2.6.22
> >
> > the grund for this question is http://hup.hu/node/49773 .
> >
>
> Is there a compelling reason?

no, but in forum some person have the question, why the kernel call
userspace program and it is secure or not...

 I added it to remove some duplicate code,
> but it isn't a bugfix or anything.
>
>     J
>
>

-- 
Thanks,
Oliver
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