Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:51:28 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: > >> But nonetheless, there's still the risk that the KILL has >> destroyed the application database (sort of - more correctly: >> that the application and its database was in a "non consistent" >> state when it received the signal). > > Yes, but in that case the application has already failed, otherwise it > would have shut down on TERM.
Maybe it would have recoverd in "due time". The chances are pretty slim, but they are >0. > Emergency shutdowns aren't about > eliminating any problems in the case of a serious system hang, they are > about minimising such damage. Absolutely correct! But Liviu asked, if there's a potential risk to the system. My answer is: Yes, there is! It is pretty low (for the reasons you mentioned), but it is not 0. Michael -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
