On Sat, 2020-09-26 at 16:11 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 2020-09-26 03:20, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2020-09-26 at 01:45 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > > > On 2020-09-26 01:41, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2020-09-26 at 00:38 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to reload or restart the kernel without > > > > > having to reboot? > > > > > > > > No. > > > > > > > > poc > > > > > > Poop! > > > > > > Thank you for the confirmation. > > > > > > Is the file system part of the kernel? If not, is there > > > a way to restart it without rebooting? > > > > Depends what you mean by "the file system". Some filesystems are > > reloadable (either as a module or as FUSE), but others aren't. The > > underlying filesystem layer is a fixed part of the kernel. > > > > Maybe if you explained what you're trying to do, someone might be able > > to help. > > > > poc > > FC 32, x64 > Ext4 > Xfce 4.14 > > Occasionally, my computers slows down. I have not been > able to pin down why. Top shows very little memory usage. > > A 1 hour, 12 minute dump (dump/restore) takes 15 hours > when this happens. Pop up menus start to lag behind > the mouse > > I am trying to get around the reboot thing. > > -T > > A reboot ALWAYS fixes the issue. It's highly likely that the issue is not being fixed by the kernel rebooting as by processes being killed and restarted, which is what happens when you reboot. A live reboot that doesn't restart processes is probably not going to help. poc _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
