From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Andras Sebok <sebokandris2009@gmail.com>,
linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, andriseseboke@gmail.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jirislaby@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Simplify sysrq help
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:03:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZOypIovdqGnV6opC@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2023082831-undefined-hut-11fd@gregkh>
On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 12:51:38PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> So now the options all scroll off the screen? Are you sure this is
> wise? What problem are you trying to solve here, it just looks like you
> are changing one "help text format for another", and doesn't actually
> change much of anything.
Indeed, if you are using a VT console, this is a bad, Bad, BAD idea,
since there is very limited console scrollback, and this would blow
away a huge amount of useful information. Maybe it might be useful
for novices who are using a serial console, but magic sysrq is
primarily used by experts, not by novices....
- Ted
prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-08-28 14:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-08-28 10:27 [PATCH 1/2] Simplify sysrq help Andras Sebok
2023-08-28 10:27 ` [PATCH 2/2] Add disabled text to indicate inactive commands in sysrq help menu Andras Sebok
2023-08-28 10:52 ` Greg KH
2023-08-28 10:51 ` [PATCH 1/2] Simplify sysrq help Greg KH
2023-08-28 14:03 ` Theodore Ts'o [this message]
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