From b16d757dfd300b22d565dfaef53ee16b81cf0980 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:16:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] namespaces.7: When a PID namespace terminates, the other processes get SIGKILL Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man7/namespaces.7 | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man7/namespaces.7 b/man7/namespaces.7 index ae80db832..36ae73cd9 100644 --- a/man7/namespaces.7 +++ b/man7/namespaces.7 @@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ to this process rather than .BR init (1). If the "init" process of a PID namespace terminates, -the kernel terminates all of the processes in the namespace. +the kernel terminates all of the processes in the namespace via a +.BR SIGKILL +signal. This behavior reflects the fact that the "init" process is essential for the correct operation of a PID namespace. In this case, a subsequent -- 2.11.4.GIT