kernel panic

noun

kernel panic

noun

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences On Unix-derived operating systems, an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error, where the system halts, displays an error, and dumps kernel memory to disk.

If the timer doesn't get updated, watchdog will notice and force a kernel panic.2005, Karl Kopper, The Linux Enterprise Cluster, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 178:

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