Re: Let init know user wants to shutdown

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > > A power failure is a different thing from a power button press.
> 
> > And why not do exactly this with init? Have a look in /etc/inittab:
> 
> > You can shut down your machine there, but you can also have it play a
> > cancan on power failure. It is up to your gusto. And now tell me, why
> > not choose a similar approach, but instead reinvent the wheel and
> > create a completely new mechanism?
> 
> Because we'd be running out of signals soon, when all the other ACPI
> events get available.

There are 32 signals, and signals can carry more information, if
required. I really think doing it way UPS-es are done is right
approach.

                                                                Pavel
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