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From: edhall%rand-unix@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Do I have swap problems?
Message-ID: <14997@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Dec-83 05:31:00 EST
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.14997
Posted: Wed Dec 28 05:31:00 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 4-Jan-84 03:49:02 EST
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Whether an i/o error during swap is a panic or not depends upon
what flavor of UNIX you are running.  For instance, later Berkeley
systems mark the current process as being locked in core (to prevent
any further attempts at swapping it) and send a kill signal to it.
A message is sent to the terminal associated with the unfortunate
process as well as to the console.

A bit less drastic than V7's response of suicide, though it could
be improved.  (For instance, the bad sectors could be removed from
the swap map...)

		-Ed
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