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Why are there two kinds?
•Marking a thread or process as “system critical” means that it is an integral and essential part of the system
…e.g. the file server
…The thread or process is being declared necessary for correct functioning of the device
…If a system critical thread exits or panics the device will reboot
•This is why panics in some threads cause the device to reset