Re: What's the matter with /proc/sys/kernel/panic

Bernd Eckenfels (ukd1@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de)
10 Apr 1996 15:21:09 GMT

Ulrich Windl <Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de> wrote:
> I just wrote a one into /proc/sys/kernel/panic. Since then I can read
> out a one from that file. Is it intentional that I can write there?

Of course. This means that after a kernel Panic your system will reboot
within 1 sekond. (Read the Source, luke :) The /proc/sys/ directory is for
sysctr, you can read and set various Kernel options.

Greetings
Bernd

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