Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 00:52:58 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Nigel Cunningham <ncunningham@clear.net.nz>
Cc: swsusp-devel <swsusp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
       Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Swsusp-devel] Re: Thoughts wanted on merging Software Suspend enhancements
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Hi!

> > No, you don't understand.
> > 
> > Magic SysRq is well known mechanism for torturing running
> > kernel. Kernel hackers have it enabled, security-consious people have
> > it disabled, and it is /proc-tweakable. It also works in cases like
> > "the only keyboard on serial terminal", etc. 
> 
> Ah okay. So the security by obscurity bit was wrong, but the general
> idea of SysRq-Esc was right?

I guess so. Advantage is that people already know about Magic Sysrq
and know how to disable it. (It would be something like Sysrq-E, you
can't really use esc).
								Pavel
-- 
When do you have a heart between your knees?
[Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]
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