Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 11:46:05 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: scrappy@hub.org (The Hermit Hacker) Cc: bde@zeta.org.au, imp@village.org, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2 Kernel Unstable Message-ID: <199703190116.LAA20485@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970318204909.215k-100000@thelab.hub.org> from The Hermit Hacker at "Mar 18, 97 08:52:17 pm"
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The Hermit Hacker stands accused of saying: > > Okay, but this doesn't quite explain why a kernel (2.2, not 3.0) > from around Feb 7th causes a SegFault, while a kernel generated by > the 2.2-RELEASE source tree causes a system reboot... It all depends on where the fault occurs; if it's in memory used by a program, the program gets killed. If it's in memory used by the kernel, the kernel gets killed. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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