Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!mark From: mark@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: generalized suspend wanted Message-ID: <5535@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 22:39:04 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.5535 Posted: Tue Feb 28 22:39:04 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 00:16:52 EST References: <8348@arizona.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 9 The big problem with generalized suspend is what to do with the file descripters. We have a hack here, written by Rehmi Post, that can reach into the kernel and re-attatch file descripters to previously suspended jobs. But its real dangerous and no one uses it. If you think of an elegant solution to the file re-attachment problem, let's hear it. -- Spoken: Mark Weiser ARPA: mark@maryland CSNet: mark@umcp-cs UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!mark