Re: [patch] Re: Magic Alt-SysRq change in 2.6.18-rc1

Andrew Morton
2006-07-12T01:37:08Z

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:52:24 +0200 (CEST)
Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> wrote:

> > IOW, someone needs to find a way to make the new code work like the old
> > code without re-breaking Pavel's keyboard. But the bitchin-to-patchin
> > ratio here seems to exclude that outcome.
>
> Traditionally that responsibility is in the hands of whose who break it in
> the first place

If that person cannot reproduce the problem but another skilled kernel
developer can then it would make sense for he-who-can-reproduce-it to do
some work.

Still, I doubt if that's the case here.

Is the below correct?

Old behaviour:

a) press alt
b) press sysrq
c) release alt
d) press T
e) release T
f) release sysrq

New behaviour:

a) press alt
b) press sysrq
c) release sysrq
d) press T
e) release T
f) release alt

If so, then the old behaviour was weird and the new behaviour is sensible.
What, actually, is the problem?