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Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 18:11:12 -0400
From: David Mansfield <lkml@dm.ultramaster.com>
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It seems like the sysrq code can get starved by a SCHED_FIFO task.  I
learned this by having an accidentally runaway SCHED_FIFO task which
locked up my system.  No SAK, no sync, no unmount, no reboot.  Big Red
Button.

David

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