> 4. If this is about detecting the loss of specific processes > (network services say), then the problem can be solved in > user-space by using a separate monitor process, or by > controlling the processes via ptrace.
No not only for specific processes. It helps you detect problems with processes you dind't know they have bugs and flakey hardware (sig 11). Folkert van Heusden -- Ever wonder what is out there? Any alien races? Then please support the [EMAIL PROTECTED] project: setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
