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* SCHED_FIFO task blocks magic sysrq
@ 2001-07-03 22:11 David Mansfield
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From: David Mansfield @ 2001-07-03 22:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
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It seems like the sysrq code can get starved by a SCHED_FIFO task.  I
learned this by having an accidentally runaway SCHED_FIFO task which
locked up my system.  No SAK, no sync, no unmount, no reboot.  Big Red
Button.

David

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