Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:09:25 +0100 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Allow sysrq() via /proc/sys/kernel/magickey |
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 07:42:57PM +0000, Linux Kernel wrote: > ChangeSet 1.1114, 2003/08/25 16:42:57-03:00, m.c.p@wolk-project.de > > [PATCH] Allow sysrq() via /proc/sys/kernel/magickey > > Hi Marcelo, > > sysrq() is a good thing to debug things, but unfortunately you need to have > physical access to the keyboard. My company for instance maintains tons of > remote machines and sometimes we need to do sysrq() too, but it's not > possible to do so the remote way. > > Attached patch enables emulation of the Magic SysRq key (Alt-SysRq-key) via > the /proc interface. Just echo the desired character into the file and there > you go. > > Patch from Randy Dunlap! > > It's in -wolk for a long time and also in some other kernel tree forks. > 2.5/2.6 has almost the same (/proc/sysrq-trigger)
So why not make this compatible with existing behaviour, and use the same name ? Seems this is deviating between 2.4 / 2.6 for no good reason.
Dave
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