From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 25831 invoked from network); 28 Jul 2020 13:12:48 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 28 Jul 2020 13:12:48 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id D4FF89CAA5; Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:12:44 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEF699C8E4; Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:11:33 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; secure) header.d=xs4all.nl header.i=@xs4all.nl header.b="LyFP10Wl"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7D83C9C8E2; Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:11:30 +1000 (AEST) Received: from lb2-smtp-cloud7.xs4all.net (lb2-smtp-cloud7.xs4all.net [194.109.24.28]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D134B9C8E4 for ; Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:11:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: from cust-b78b8d39 ([IPv6:fc0c:c13c:98fa:150c:cc7:77d5:90c0:2d4]) by smtp-cloud7.xs4all.net with ESMTPSA id 0PO5krzTeywL50PO7klx9Y; Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:11:23 +0200 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=xs4all.nl; s=s1; t=1595941883; bh=1or85fh4wDCAPRPpUimtvKBFgSUfE8uREAOAqCmUE3Y=; h=Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:Date:Message-Id:To:From: Subject; b=LyFP10Wlif+wEuk2yzoPcrfwVDjdZIPyrWdDIp3PjwnXrEb3axmj60/6PVinUAOJj DYN30ROmEkL2gTieA4XoqOV9yACg63BsXFFnBt9E7j+dxq8zGE8gtc9gEY2at6wJek ZVAX90pvickIn0PTh0gWvcyftrUOpLwKYDUxM1bNqE3EpNJz7B/br+lsJt0xnbwLNO mueriU0viwPP0+ugul4buZUhJHWXXllVmoPEcgdrfS2U3BmjpX04YS2EluRRhzT0y0 BuQa1/lOF8v/vqMhTxh+fulaXFw6tYQ5/OF2b3S0lw5+rhJIJbpvuS6WRUH+JEiXzt mv4MDuZrk6cmg== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.4 \(3608.120.23.2.1\)) From: Jaap Akkerhuis In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:11:21 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: Warner Losh X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.120.23.2.1) X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfEhSQqVK3BXJKbl+na0MRAE/3El5I2i8NvUuCegcnhBBidXeJ/MAe0BWin3HxJ5X3lUHLZLyhtpRPFdaniwF5yMxomUQaUjYy8/j+rTqfEhsMQhmreN6 DBM57Xqioht0WqgNftFbReLJzUEqLerpxMGV2zwQHViJZYq/qJc+WaYhzBOgLTzxmGWPxWd52rsyMw== Subject: Re: [TUHS] reboot(2) system call X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" > On Jul 27, 2020, at 20:57, Warner Losh wrote: >=20 > I've done some research for a friend about when the reboot() system = call was added, and how it related to the sync, sync, sync dance. I remember that Piet Beertema (CWI) added a reboot command to our unix V7 on the 11/45. I just asked him and he said that it he did it because he was tired to walk to the computer room. It was way more work then he at first expected. Whether this was picked op by the Berkeley people he doesn't know, but it could be. jaap