Star A New Way of Sleeping in the Linux Kernel
Linked by David Adams on Thu 2nd Oct 2008 17:40 UTC
Linux The Linux Kernel version 2.6.25 introduces a new Linux process sleeping state, TASK_KILLABLE: If a process is sleeping killably in this new state, it works like TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE with the bonus that it can respond to fatal signals. This feature is generally an improvement over the existing options -- after all, it is another way to keep from getting stuck with dead processes.
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RE: Article Review
by helf on Thu 2nd Oct 2008 17:55 UTC in reply to "Article Review"
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