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To: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4 and 2.5: remove Alt-Sysrq-L 
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rmk@arm.linux.org.uk said:
>  The following patch removes Alt-Sysrq-L and its associated hack to
> kill of PID1, the init process.  This is a mis-feature.

This is not a mis-feature.

> If PID1 is killed, the kernel immediately enters an infinite loop in
> the depths of do_exit() with interrupts disabled, completely locking
> the machine.  Obviously you can only reach for the reset button or
> power switch after this, leaving you with dirty filesystems.

This is a mis-feature. Leaving you without even the facility to use SysRq 
any further is just insane.

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dwmw2


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