Re: Did anyone else notice?

Illuminatus Primus (vermont@gate.net)
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:47:49 -0400 (EDT)


I think I see now:
#define LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2 672274793
in hex: 28121969 .. Linus's (or Tove's?) birthdate?
#define LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2A 85072278
5121996 .. his first daughter's?
+#define LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2B 369367448
16041998 .. his second's?

It looks like MAGIC2A can be used instead of MAGIC2.. what about MAGIC2B?
:)

Later,
-vermont@gate.net

On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Illuminatus Primus wrote:

> Thanks.. that makes sense.
>
> What was the new one added for?
>
> On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Kevin Lentin wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Apr 20, 1998 at 02:43:18AM -0400, Illuminatus Primus wrote:
> > > What is the sys_reboot() magic constant used for?
> >
> > I believe it is a safety mechanism to prevent the system call from being
> > triggered incorrectly. There are 4 magics, the first is 0xfee1dead and the
> > other 3 are 'special'. You need to quote the first and one of the other 3
> > to get it to happen. The 'special' ones have a cunning little meaning that
> > required a new one to be added due to recent events.
> >
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