From f9b0efb045aff9d337dc55d9a6e14fe298dbad2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wade A Smith Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 15:17:00 +0000 Subject: Described the constants used by the admin_type in the background section of this file. --- doc/new_chapters/adminiface.t | 24 ++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/new_chapters/adminiface.t b/doc/new_chapters/adminiface.t index 0e1a886574..c38b551e96 100644 --- a/doc/new_chapters/adminiface.t +++ b/doc/new_chapters/adminiface.t @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The administration interface manager provides a portable interface for some system administrative functions. -The capabilities in this manager were defined in the POSIX +The capabilities in this manager are defined in the POSIX 1003.1h/D3 proposed standard titled @b{Services for Reliable, Available, and Serviceable Systems}. @@ -36,29 +36,33 @@ This field ... @table @b @item ADMIN_AUTOBOOT -This field ... +The default, causing the system to reboot in its usual fashion. The +@code{admin_data} field points to an implementation defined string +that specifies the system image to reboot. @item ADMIN_HALT -This field ... +The system is simply halted; no reboot takes place. @item ADMIN_FAST -This field ... +The system does no send SIGTERM to active processes before halting. @item ADMIN_IMMEDIATE -This field ... +The system does not perform any of the normal shutdown procedures. @item ADMIN_ALTSYSTEM -This field ... +The system reboots using the @code{admin_data} string as a specification +of the system to be booted. @item ADMIN_ALTCONFIG -This field ... +The system reboots using the @code{admin_data} string as a specification +of the initial implicit configuration space. @item ADMIN_SYSDUMP -This field ... +Dump kernal memory before rebooting. @item ADMIN_INIT -This field ... - +An option allowing the specification of an alternate initial program +to be run when the system reboots. @end table -- cgit v1.2.3