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Date:      Tue, 16 Dec 1997 01:39:30 -0800 (PST)
From:      toasty@dragondata.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   kern/5314: Screensaver continues operating after kernel panic
Message-ID:  <199712160939.BAA11607@hub.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <199712160940.BAA11685@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         5314
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       Screensaver continues operating after kernel panic
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec 16 01:40:00 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kevin Day
>Organization:
DragonData
>Release:        -current and 2.2.5-release
>Environment:
multiple machines
>Description:
After a kernel panic, the screensaver isn't de-activated. It's somewhat common, unfortunately, that the machine will be unable to automatically reboot after a kernel panic. However, the code for running the screensaver seems pretty crash-proof.
It would be a great feature to deactivate the screensaver completely, and keep it off, after a kernel panic. Walking past a machine, if I see the screensaver running, I assume it's ok...
>How-To-Repeat:
Force a kernel panic, but don't allow it to reboot. (this seems to happen most when it locks up during the disk sync stage, or with a SMP kernel, when it's stuck in the wrong processor, and can't get back to cpu #0 to reboot)
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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