Scott writes:

> The :ABORTPROCESS enhancement for MPE is not being implemented like
> "kill -9" and will not be "enhanced" to be that way in the near term.

Great!

> In MPE there is a very simple memchanism used to protect system data
> structure
> integrity. It is called setcritical/resetcritical. System code does a
...
> Bottom line, :ABORTPROCESS will not abort any process that is critical.
> Period.

Excellent.


<plug>
Same logic as SHOT's KILL command, which is over 9 YEARS old now.
Short description at http://www.lund.com/sysmantb.html
</plug>

> If you do a subsequent :ABORTPROCESS [then] it will tell you there
> is an "ABORT PENDING".

That's a good idea...I'll add it to SHOT :)

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