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| • | Marking a thread
or process as “system |
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| critical” means
that it is an integral and |
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| essential part of
the system |
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| … | e.g. the file
server |
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| … | The thread or
process is being declared |
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| necessary for
correct functioning of the device |
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| … | If a system
critical thread exits or panics the |
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| device will
reboot |
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| • | This is why
panics in some threads cause the |
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| device to reset |
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