Subject: Re: Panic shutting down
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@BALVENIE.PDL.CS.CMU.EDU>
From: David Brownlee <D.K.Brownlee@city.ac.uk>
List: current-users
Date: 09/13/1995 23:02:47
On Tue, 12 Sep 1995, Chris G Demetriou wrote:
> David Brownlee said:
>
> > [ in reference to the 'install init and reboot' panic problems ]
> >
> > Wouldn't it make sense to have the init 'make install' move an existing
> > init if found?
>
> [ Explanation as to this would be masking a symptom, not curing it ]
>
> moving 'init' doesn't fix the bug, it just makes it harder to trigger.
>
But if I trigger it every time I update my -current, doesn't it make
sense to put a fix into the init install & append a note to a pr that
the fix will go away when the real problem is fixed.
(Sorry, I just dont like corrupting my disk :)