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Subject:
how to zombify the el 6.x kernel
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"Brown, Chris (GE Healthcare)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Brown, Chris (GE Healthcare)
Date:
Tue, 2 Jul 2013 14:46:27 +0000
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An interesting Red Hat Kernel patch we came across in the EL6.x kernel sources to check out if you are bored.

If you pass the kernel argument " OMGZOMBIES!" or the EL 6.x kernel detects HW it does not support or recognize your system turns in the walking dead...

Looks like a debugging feature dropped into the EL6.x kernel for the purposes of tainting the kernel to detect/test un-supported hardware.

regards,
Chris Brown
GE Healthcare Technologies
Compute Systems Architect

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