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

Pavel Machek
2006-07-12T08:09:25Z

Hi!

> > > 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

Plus there was "very old" behaviour:

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

...that worked along with "old" behaviour....

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

I'd agree. ...and was _real_ weird.
Pavel
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