> On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Martin Mares wrote:
>
> # > I was much happier when SysRq-L didn't kill the system, and I could still sync
> # > and unmount the filesystems afterwards.
> #
> # AFAIK, behaviour of SysRq-L did never change -- it doesn't kill the system, it
> # just kills all processes except for kernel threads and you can still sync and
> # unmount afterwards.
>
> It doesn't work that way for me, at least 2.1.~112-118. If I SysRq-L, I
> can't do ANYTHING else, including getting the menu of available SysRq keys
> (by hitting something thats not allocated), syncing or unmounting.
>
> Ie, SysRq-L "L"ocks up my computer. Hard.
>
It seems to kill init (as expected) but this then kills the kernel so
nothing works and you can't unmount...
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>Fortune finishes the great quotations, #3
Birds of a feather flock to a newly washed car.
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