linux-kernel - Re: Add common orderly

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Message-ID: <6101e8c40801241335y62b85de7kc26f2a41e4d44216@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:35:43 +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?

thanks

On 1/24/08, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> wrote:
> 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
>


-- 
Thanks,
Oliver
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