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Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Add Network Sysrq Support
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From: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:26:23 -0400

> Using the netfilter xt-SYSRQ code seems to store the entered code and
> execute it later after the system has returned to a normal state....
> which is much too late to be useful.

So add a feature that allows xt-SYSRQ to not queue the request
and instead execute it immediately in softirq context.

I don't see what the big deal is.