Quoting Chun Kit Edwin Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi everyone, > > I am curious about how Linux does the shutdown. The kernel send > the TERM signal to all processes when the shutdown is initiated. But > does the kernel wait for the every process to finish before the kernel > halt? If not, will there be data lost then? >
It waits a period of time and then sends all processes a KILL signal. If an app is hung in an inconsistent state or takes too long to cleanup, yes it will lose data. The alternative is a machine that will not shutdown because one app is hung. Jeffrey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
