Re: [Qemu-devel] Kernel panic while executing "exit" in MIPS Linux target on I32 Linux host

[Neo]

Stefan Weil wrote:
> Neo schrieb:
>   
> > hi,
> >
> > I am running qemu (latest version from CVS) on my I32 Linux desktop to
> > emulate the MIPS arch. While running the mips-test-0.1.tar.gz
> > <http://www.qemu.org/mips-test-0.1.tar.gz>, everything works fine
> > except executing the "exit" command. I got the following information.
> >
> > BusyBox v1.01 (Debian 1:1.01-4) Built-in shell (ash)
> > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
> >
> > ~ # help
> >
> > Built-in commands:
> > -------------------
> >        . : break cd chdir command continue eval exec exit export false
> >        hash help let local pwd read readonly return set shift times
> >        trap true type ulimit umask unset wait
> >
> > ~ # exit
> > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
> >
> > Is it a bug or not?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Neo
> >
> >     
> No bug. With exit, you terminate the shell (/bin/sh).
> In this test, /bin/sh is the init process which normally
> never terminates while your OS is running. If it does,
> you get a kernel panic ...
>
>   
Thank you for your explanation. But why there is no kernel panic when 
the target host is PC?

Neo
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