Re: [PATCHv3 2/2] serial/sysrq: Add MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL_SEQUENCE

From: Dmitry Safonov
Date: Fri Mar 06 2020 - 09:50:56 EST


On 3/6/20 12:55 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 05:51:35PM +0000, Dmitry Safonov wrote:
>> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> index 69def4a9df00..38a8f3c99579 100644
>> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> @@ -431,6 +431,14 @@ config MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL
>> This option allows you to decide whether you want to enable the
>> magic SysRq key.
>>
>> +config MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL_SEQUENCE
>> + string "Char sequence that enables magic SysRq over serial"
>> + depends on MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL
>> + default ""
>> + help
>> + Specifies a sequence of characters that can follow BREAK to enable
>> + SysRq on a serial console.
>
>
> Can you send a follow-on patch that adds some more text here. Something
> like :
> If you do not know what to do, just select an empty string and
> the option will not be enabled.
>
> or something like that to make it more obvious what almost everyone will
> want to do here.

Oh yes, makes sense, will send a patch.

Thanks,
Dmitry