Re: kill -9 <pid of X>

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:51:12 -0300

In message <m0z6d1t-000aNFC@the-village.bc.nu>, Alan Cox writes:
+-----
| Or the kernel decided to blow it away, or I fed it stuff that crashed it
| solidly. There are many ways to upset the Xserver. (Thats not entirely
| an argument against any specific setup btw - no doubt kernel code would
| have some upset potential too)
+--->8

"Some"? Is wedging the console less preferable than wedging thwe entire
system? I know where I can get NT4 in that case :-)

Yes, there are problems with the current setup. No, moving graphics into
the kernel isn't an answer: it's just a good way to turn a small problem
into a much bigger one.

-- 
brandon s. allbery	[os/2][linux][solaris][japh]	 allbery@kf8nh.apk.net
system administrator	     [WAY too many hats]	   allbery@ece.cmu.edu
electrical and computer engineering
carnegie mellon university			   (bsa@kf8nh is still valid.)






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