From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com>
To: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: missing sysrq
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 15:42:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B196BE4.79CFFAF4@transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10106011050380.2614-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca> <20010601203841Z261493-933+3160@vger.kernel.org> <9f97hu$83v$1@cesium.transmeta.com> <20010602230815.A22390@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <3B19646F.CBB6DB65@transmeta.com> <20010602233920.A23300@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>
Russell King wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 03:10:55PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > That seems like a very bad idea. What if there is a boot script bug?
>
> Also think about kernel panics - the only thing that works after that
> is the power or (if you have it connected) reset button. ctrl-alt-del
> needs keventd to work, and since sysrq-b is disabled by default...
>
> However, IMHO that is a non-point because you need to be physically
> at the system either way to solve the problem.
>
Not true if you have a serial console (and SysRq over serial console
happens to work correctly that day.) Assuming this change is corrected
to be sane.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-06-02 22:43 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10106011050380.2614-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-06-01 20:52 ` missing sysrq Dieter Nützel
2001-06-01 22:31 ` george anzinger
2001-06-01 22:58 ` Dieter Nützel
2001-06-01 23:13 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-06-02 19:03 ` Alan Cox
2001-06-02 19:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-06-02 22:08 ` Russell King
2001-06-02 22:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-06-02 22:39 ` Russell King
2001-06-02 22:42 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
[not found] <200106010338.VAA13405@totalrecall.idcomm.com>
2001-06-01 16:05 ` D. Stimits
2001-06-01 3:51 Dieter Nützel
2001-06-08 2:46 ` Mike A. Harris
2001-06-08 4:38 ` D. Stimits
2001-06-09 1:10 ` David Ford
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-05-31 7:13 D. Stimits
2001-05-31 21:43 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2001-05-31 23:48 ` D. Stimits
2001-06-08 2:50 ` Mike A. Harris
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