Bug#452246: sysrq h does not work now

[dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>]

reassign 452246 linux-2.6
tags 452246 + unreproducible
kthxbye

On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 06:02:05PM +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> X-Debbugs-Cc: crutcher+kernel@datastacks.com
> Package: linux-doc-2.6.21
> Version: 2.6.21-5
> File: /usr/share/doc/linux-doc-2.6.21/Documentation/sysrq.txt
> 
>    'h'     - Will display help (actually any other key than those listed
>              above will display help. but 'h' is easy to remember :-)
> 
> This does NOT work anymore. The other keys still work, but h does
> apparently nothing now, not that I know why.

root@autolux:~# cat /proc/version 
Linux version 2.6.22-3-686 (Debian 2.6.22-6) (maks@debian.org) (gcc
version 4.1.3 20071019 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-17)) #1 SMP Mon Nov
12 08:32:57 UTC 2007
root@autolux:~# dmesg -c
root@autolux:~# echo h > /proc/sysrq-trigger 
root@autolux:~# dmesg
SysRq : HELP : loglevel0-8 reBoot Crashdump tErm Full kIll saK showMem
Nice powerOff showPc show-all-timers(Q) unRaw Sync showTasks Unmount
shoW-blocked-tasks 
root@autolux:~# 

> 2.6.22-3-686 #1 SMP Mon Nov 12 08:32:57 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> P.S., what that h used to send was too non-verbose. There should be a
> second help option that should send more verbose help, that of course
> fits within a 24x80 console.  Also remember to list the help key itself
> amongst the items.

Feel free to take that up with upstream, we will not diverge for this.

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dann frazier