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On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:51:28 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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> But nonetheless, there's still the risk that the KILL has |
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> destroyed the application database (sort of - more correctly: |
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> that the application and its database was in a "non consistent" |
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> state when it received the signal). |
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Yes, but in that case the application has already failed, otherwise it |
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would have shut down on TERM. Emergency shutdowns aren't about |
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eliminating any problems in the case of a serious system hang, they are |
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about minimising such damage. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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One of the nice things about standards is that there are so many of them. |
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