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, 17 May 2002 10:20:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 17 May 2002 10:19:59 -0400 Received: from louise.pinerecords.com ([212.71.160.16]:1805 "EHLO louise.pinerecords.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 17 May 2002 10:19:58 -0400 Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 16:19:28 +0200 From: Tomas Szepe To: "Richard B. Johnson" Cc: Halil Demirezen , alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Just an offer Message-ID: <20020517141928.GC6613@louise.pinerecords.com> In-Reply-To: <20020517122946.18213.qmail@bilmuh.ege.edu.tr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.99i X-OS: Linux/sparc 2.2.21-rc4-ext3-0.0.7a SMP (up 1 day, 5:42) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > The remaining problem is how one trips a reboot if the remote machine > doesn't come up correctly. That problem can be handled by temporarily > changing panic() to a hard reset. Trouble is, this couldn't "detect" problems like unresolved symbols in ethernet drivers or a troublesome fix that makes init/mount malfunction and many more common issues that make you have to get in the car and drive off to reset the damn beast. -- "when you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." - god to bender