isn't that the whole point of journaling! Of course database can handle kill -9, they are designed to. That doesn't mean it's friendly to do that because you'll

isn't that the whole point of journaling! Of course database can handle kill -9, they are designed to. That doesn't mean it's friendly to do that because you'll pay a price in redoing journals. also -9 can leave ipc hanging so some ipcs might be needed.