From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
To: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
Cc: Eric Schoeller <eric.schoeller@colorado.edu>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Enabling Magic SysRq Key on boot before INIT
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:05:29 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071113170529.5d19bedf.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <473A476D.2000700@redhat.com>
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:55:09 -0500 Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> On 11/13/2007 03:24 PM, Eric Schoeller wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to enable the Magic SysRq key immediately when the linux
> > kernel starts to boot, not when INIT begins. So, I am familiar with the
> > sysctl command and /etc/sysctl.conf - but I'd like to modify these types
> > of kernel variables earlier in the boot process. I thought that I could,
> > perhaps, pass an argument to my "kernel" line in my bootloader (grub)
> > configuration, but I have not been able to figure that out.
> >
>
> sysrq_always_enabled
I thought that Eric was asking if it was possible to alter sysctls
by adding boot command line arguments.. if he was, then the answer
is no, it's not (in general).
---
~Randy
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-11-14 1:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-13 20:24 Enabling Magic SysRq Key on boot before INIT Eric Schoeller
2007-11-14 0:55 ` Chuck Ebbert
2007-11-14 1:05 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
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