Re: kill -9 <pid of X>
Jon Hamilton (hamilton@pobox.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:23:02 -0500
In message <Pine.HPP.3.91.980812140323.6780F-100000@gaia.ecs.csus.edu>, "Jon M.
Taylor" wrote:
} On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Kragen wrote:
}
} > On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Jon M. Taylor wrote:
} > > On 12 Aug 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote:
} > > > So "that's not the kernel's job" is correct.
} > >
} > > I stand by my claim. If userspace cannot, by its nature, properly
} > > guarantee the atomicity of those critical sections, video card programmin
} g
} > > cannot be done properly in userspace. Thus, it *is* the kernel's job.
} >
} > Remember, we're talking about defending against signals from a hostile
} > root who wants to crash the video card.
}
} No we are not. Where did hostility come into this? There are
} many legitimate reasons why I might want to kill -9 the X server.
Why not name a few, then, rather than waving your hands?
--
Jon Hamilton
hamilton@pobox.com
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