title: What does "not syncing" mean in kernel panic?
body: <p>What is meant by "not syncing" in a kernel panic message?</p>
  
  <p>I have read that it means that the kernel successfully synced data to disk, but am not sure.</p>
  
  <p>A typical context would be: "Kernel panic - not syncing - Attempted to kill init!"</p>