From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:04:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:04:13 -0400 Received: from adsl-63-194-239-202.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([63.194.239.202]:33264 "EHLO mmp-linux.matchmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:04:02 -0400 Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:04:07 -0700 From: Mike Fedyk To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Remotely rebooting a machine with state 'D' processes, how? Message-ID: <20010810170407.G28914@mikef-linux.matchmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20010811095051.A28624@gondor.apana.org.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010811095051.A28624@gondor.apana.org.au> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.20i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 09:50:51AM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: > On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 03:58:02PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > > Besides, does the reboot system call actually get the BKL? I don't think > > it should need it.. > > Actually, the machine in question turned out to be UP :) > > However, it does have RAID 1 and the notifier call chain stuff looks like > a killer to me since it leads to do_md_stop. > > Perhaps we need a RESTART3 that restarts without notifying? Interesting... I have an oldworld ppc mac with RAID1 compiled on 2.2.19, and a bad floppy made badblocks unkillable. Is there another way to kill that will work when kill -9 won't?