Xref: utzoo comp.unix.wizards:21027 comp.unix.xenix:10580
Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ogicse!emory!stiatl!mnopltd!neal
From: neal@mnopltd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: System V kernel panic not syncing
Message-ID: <167@mnopltd.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 90 15:03:53 GMT
Reply-To: gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal
Organization: MNOP Ltd., Atlanta, Ga.
Lines: 18
Distribution:


->Anyone know how to get the SCO UNIX System V/386 r3.2 kernel
->to do sync when it panics so fsck is happy when you start up again?
->
->I'm told that BSD can do this, and I have a use for this while
->running this OS on a 'beta' CPU which will cause a panic under
->certain circumstances.

Wait a second... This doesn't make sense.  Panics are frequently situations
where the kernel code is not confident to continue processing.  Doing a 
sync in this situation is like painting over rust.   For any degree of system 
stability you need to fsck and "take your medecine"...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Neal Rhodes                       MNOP Ltd                     (404)- 972-5430
President                Lilburn (atlanta) GA 30247             Fax:  978-4741
       uunet!emory!jdyx!mnopltd!neal Or uunet!gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal
------------------------------------------------------------------------------