Re: kill_task(task_id())

• Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 15:13:50 PST
• From:
  Pavel Curtis <pavel@parc.xerox.com>
• In-reply-to: "David J. Chiodo"'s message of "Fri, 19 Jan 1996 16:30:30 PST" <Pine.LNX.3.91.960119192735.3677M-100000@microwave.com>

David J. Chiodo writes:
> > How can one prevent someone from killing a task that they shouldn't be
> > killing?
> 
> How about $server_options.protect_kill_task == 1,
> and #0:kill_task() ?
> and #0:register_unkillable()
> 
> Any task that shouldnt be killed, could call #0:register_unkillable, 
> which would save the task_id() in #0.unkillable
> #0:kill_task, would check the args[1] against this list, and only kill 
> the task if it wasnt there..

Of course, they can still do any of the following:

	suspend($maxint)
	while (1) endwhile
	x = "x"; while (1) x = x + x; endwhile

any of which will do just as much damage as calling kill_task(task_id())...

	Pavel

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