Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751194AbVK3MM3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:12:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751198AbVK3MM3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:12:29 -0500 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:48291 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751194AbVK3MM2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:12:28 -0500 Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] Adding ctrl-o sysrq hack support to 8250 driver From: Arjan van de Ven To: Sachin Sant Cc: lkml , ssant@in.ibm.com In-Reply-To: <438D8A3A.9030400@in.ibm.com> References: <438D8A3A.9030400@in.ibm.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:12:23 +0100 Message-Id: <1133352743.2825.27.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 1.8 (+) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.0.4 on pentafluge.infradead.org summary: Content analysis details: (1.8 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL RBL: SORBS: sent directly from dynamic IP address [213.93.14.173 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] 1.7 RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL RBL: NJABL: dialup sender did non-local SMTP [213.93.14.173 listed in combined.njabl.org] X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 652 Lines: 15 On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 16:47 +0530, Sachin Sant wrote: > The following patch will allow a user to use sysrq keys over a serial > console using the ctrl-o key sequence. This is similar to functionality > provided by the hvc console drivers on PPC boxes. is sending a BRK over serial not enough? (the existing method) minicom for sure can send that.. I'm sure all other terminal emulator apps can as well. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/