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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Kernel panic while executing "exit" in MIPS Linux
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Neo schrieb:
> hi,
>
> I am running qemu (latest version from CVS) on my I32 Linux desktop to
> emulate the MIPS arch. While running the mips-test-0.1.tar.gz
> <http://www.qemu.org/mips-test-0.1.tar.gz>, everything works fine
> except executing the "exit" command. I got the following information.
>
> BusyBox v1.01 (Debian 1:1.01-4) Built-in shell (ash)
> Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
>
> ~ # help
>
> Built-in commands:
> -------------------
>        . : break cd chdir command continue eval exec exit export false
>        hash help let local pwd read readonly return set shift times
>        trap true type ulimit umask unset wait
>
> ~ # exit
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>
> Is it a bug or not?
>
> Thanks,
> Neo
>
No bug. With exit, you terminate the shell (/bin/sh).
In this test, /bin/sh is the init process which normally
never terminates while your OS is running. If it does,
you get a kernel panic ...

Stefan