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From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Simplify sysrq help
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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