Re: [PATCH] Provide ways of crashing the kernel through debugfs

From: Simon Kagstrom
Date: Wed Jan 27 2010 - 02:10:11 EST


On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:53:23 +0800
AmÃrico Wang <xiyou.wangcong@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> Hey, we already have /proc/sysrq-trigger, you need to state why
> >> it is better than using /proc/sysrq-trigger.
> >
> > Well, it provides a few more ways of crashing the kernel. That's
> > basically the only additional feature you'll get.
>
> Yeah, I can see that, but why do I need to care how I crash the kernel
> as long as I can crash it in a way.

I understand what you mean, and I'm fine if this doesn't get merged.

Thanks for the comments!

// Simon
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