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Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:47:10 -0400
From: Jeremy Jackson <jerj@coplanar.net>
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Subject: Re: signal to PID 1 from serial console like KeyboardRequest or CAD
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On 04/01/2011 11:42 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:39:28 -0400 Jeremy Jackson wrote:
>
>> On 04/01/2011 01:37 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:57:06PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:41:40 -0400 Jeremy Jackson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent to linux-console with no reply for over a week...
>>>>>
>>>>> I ran into a problem recently on a Linux server with a remote serial
>>>>> console.  /sbin/init (actually Upstart) was in a state where nothing
>>>>> (useful) was running.  I had to power cycle the machine to get back to
>>>>> the boot prompt.  This has the side-effect of triggering raid rebuilds.
>>>>>
>>>>> It would be nice to have what Ctrl-Alt-Del does at the VGA console with
>>>>> PS/2 or USB keyboard. This sends a SIGINT to PID 1, and most distros
>>>>> have this set to do "shutdown -r now" which attempts a clean reboot.
>>>>
>>>> so C_A_D works at console via PS/2 or USB keyboard, but not on a remote
>>>> serial console?  Could it be an issue with whatever remote/serial software
>>>> you are using?
>>>
>>> I believe it is simply a matter of console keymap and assigning "boot"
>>> value to the desired combination.
>>
>> The VGA console/keyboard isn't an issue here, C_A_D works great.  The
>> problem is, that functionality isn't available when using *serial* console.
>
> That's why I asked whether it could be an issue with the serial interface
> software.  E.g., minicom handles/processes certain keystrokes, other apps do things
> differently, etc...

OK I guess I should clarify... when using Linux serial console, you can 
send BREAK <letter> to use SysRq functions.  In minicom, META-F sends 
break.  This works fine for all the existing functions linux offers, r = 
reboot immediate, i = kill all tasks, etc.  But, there is no function 
available to reboot *clean*, or to signal PID 1 (/sbin/init) to do same. 
  So, minicom is working/configured properly, Linux just doesn't offer a 
feature similar to C_A_D via serial.

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