rmk@arm.linux.org.uk said:
> Ok, can someone explain *why* it is desirable to attempt to kill pid1
> given that doing so will completely lockup the machine? (should we
> rename it to "Lockup" instead of "killalL"? 8)
It's not. I believe SysRq-L was implemented while Linux would still exhibit
sane behaviour upon pid1 dying, and was never removed when the current
brokenness was introduced.
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