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Date:      Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:44:55 -0800
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ulrich_Sp=F6rlein?= <uqs@spoerlein.net>,  Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org,  svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r200818 - head/etc
Message-ID:  <4B345F67.2020306@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20091225024439.GD75594@acme.spoerlein.net>
References:  <200912212216.nBLMG7gl042491@svn.freebsd.org> <20091225024439.GD75594@acme.spoerlein.net>

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Ulrich Spörlein wrote:
> A timeout for pwait would be nice, so that we still get a progress
> report and not simply a "hang".

The code will still print the same "Waiting for PIDS:" message that it
always has prior to running pwait, so you'll know why the shutdown has
paused. With pwait what it will not do is loop back through and print
"N,N,N,N,N." I regard this as a feature. :)

> Btw, I haven't actually tested the current code, perhaps it already
> DTRT.

Generally better to test first, e-mail second. :)


happy happy,

Doug

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