linux-kernel - Re: Add common orderly

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:12:50 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	"Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)" 
	<oliver.pntr@...il.com>
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?

Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér) wrote:
> the original topic name is : why linux kernel crap ...
>
> the substance is, when from kernel call users-pace program, then come
> up more problems with security...
> when the fs crash out or the userspace code is breaked, then the
> system not shuting down ..
>   

orderly_poweroff() has the option to force a hard shutdown if the exec 
of the usermode command fails.

    J
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