Return-Path: Received: by vger.rutgers.edu id <157336-17165>; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 07:24:33 -0500 Received: from 3dyn10.delft.casema.net ([195.96.104.10]:4180 "EHLO rosie.BitWizard.nl" ident: "root") by vger.rutgers.edu with ESMTP id <157102-17165>; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 02:41:04 -0500 Message-Id: <199812061016.LAA00459@cave.bitwizard.nl> Subject: Re: atomicity In-Reply-To: from Alan Cox at "Dec 5, 98 07:22:38 pm" To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 11:16:24 +0100 (MET) Cc: feuer@his.com, linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu From: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl (Rogier Wolff) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL37 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Content-Length: 837 Lines: 21 Alan Cox wrote: > Think about it this way. SIGKILL and a power failure are identical. Well, I occasionally get processes stuck in "D" state. SIGKILL doesn't kill them, a power failure does. (Try a filesystem that Oops-es on the "mount" system call, then retry the mount). Yeah, I know I've taken your quote out of context. Sorry. :-) Roger. -- My pet light bulb is a year old today. \_________ R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl That's 5.9*10^12 miles. Your mileage will NOT vary.\__Phone: +31-15-2137555 --(time <-> distance can be converted: lightspeed)-- \____ fax: ..-2138217 We write Linux device drivers for any device you may have! \_______________ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/