Re: magic sysRq
2009/4/28 Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:01:44 +0300
> Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Dotan,
>
>> Alt-SysRq-[R,S,E,I,S,U,B] in that order.
>
> Why "S" twice? Or just a mistake?
>
As can bee seen in Abhishek's posted link, there is debate as to where
in the processes should the disks be synced:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key#.22Raising_Elephants.22_mnemonic_device
I do not know enough to make an informed decision, so I make a safe
one instead: I sync twice. It is most certainly overkill, but any
soldier will tell you that is safer for your own behind than
underkill.
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Dotan Cohen
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