@xnox IMO watchdogs should not care if it is a "soft" or other kind of lockup.
I'm closing the bug because the workaround for recovering from a potentially broken journal is working and there is no indication of a journal which is actually broken. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Artful) Status: Incomplete => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1696970 Title: softlockup DoS causes systemd-journald.service to abort with SIGABORT To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1696970/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs