Re: [PATCH] Slightly safer Magic SysRq

David Weinehall (tao@acc.umu.se)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:56:21 +0200 (MET_DST)


On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, Guest section DW wrote:

> > +Safe Magic System Request Key support
> > +CONFIG_SAFE_MAGIC_SYSRQ
> > + If you say Y here, alt-SysRq-l will behave the same as alt-SysRq-i,
>
> Such things lead to a proliferation of CONFIG options.
> SYSRQ is already a very unimportant auxiliary option -
> I don't think it is a good idea to start offering this option
> in various subversions.

I've made a patch that makes all of the individual options for SysRQ into
sysctl's. However Alan somehow didn't like it, so it never got into the
kernel. I never got an explanation.

If you want a copy, let me know, and I'll forward port it to recent
kernels.

/David
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