Re: Hardware cursor

[Michael Gersten]

> If a process dies, all file handles are automatically close()ed by
> the kernel, and when it closes /dev/gfx or whatever then the any
> associated locks should also be released.

Ever see a process that survives kill -9?

Ever see a process that hangs and needs to be killed?

How can you kill a process if it hangs and takes the console with it?

Michael