alt Hacker NewsI’m not against taking down the kernel if the situation is that catastrophic. Better than killing the lock screen for sure.
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LoganDark • yesterday at 7:17 PM
IMO if the security of a system depends on the lock screen not crashing then the system is not very secure. Security protocols should never fail open like that; a lock screen should never simply be a layer on top of the authenticated desktop. Windows and macOS get this right. I believe Wayland display managers are also able to get this right (but I haven't checked).
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Shouldn't desktop environments detect if a lock screen terminated abnormaly anyway? The OOM killer is just one of many possible causes.