Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:33:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:33:04 -0500 Received: from [204.244.205.25] ([204.244.205.25]:3953 "HELO post.gateone.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:32:48 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] OOM handling From: Michael Peddemors To: matthew@mattshouse.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <45961.192.168.1.5.985572801.squirrel@matthew.mattshouse.com> In-Reply-To: <3ABDF8A6.7580BD7D@evision-ventures.com> <45961.192.168.1.5.985572801.squirrel@matthew.mattshouse.com> Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Evolution (0.9 - Preview Release) Date: 26 Mar 2001 08:11:05 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <20010326163254Z132465-407+3478@vger.kernel.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Uh... and aside from init, mission critical stuff... crond should never get killed, it runs mission critical cleanup tasks.. If crond dies, might as well make the machine die in a lot of cases.. I hate to miss my nightly database exports... Getting to look more and more like we need some way to configure certain tasks at the admin level to never die.. -- "Catch the Magic of Linux..." -------------------------------------------------------- Michael Peddemors - Senior Consultant LinuxAdministration - Internet Services NetworkServices - Programming - Security WizardInternet Services http://www.wizard.ca Linux Support Specialist - http://www.linuxmagic.com -------------------------------------------------------- (604)589-0037 Beautiful British Columbia, Canada - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/