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@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ On all - write a character to /proc/sysrq-trigger. e.g.:
81 81
82'i' - Send a SIGKILL to all processes, except for init. 82'i' - Send a SIGKILL to all processes, except for init.
83 83
84'j' - Forcibly "Just thaw it" - filesystems frozen by the FIFREEZE ioctl.
85
84'k' - Secure Access Key (SAK) Kills all programs on the current virtual 86'k' - Secure Access Key (SAK) Kills all programs on the current virtual
85 console. NOTE: See important comments below in SAK section. 87 console. NOTE: See important comments below in SAK section.
86 88
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ On all - write a character to /proc/sysrq-trigger. e.g.:
113 115
114'x' - Used by xmon interface on ppc/powerpc platforms. 116'x' - Used by xmon interface on ppc/powerpc platforms.
115 117
118'z' - Dump the ftrace buffer
119
116'0'-'9' - Sets the console log level, controlling which kernel messages 120'0'-'9' - Sets the console log level, controlling which kernel messages
117 will be printed to your console. ('0', for example would make 121 will be printed to your console. ('0', for example would make
118 it so that only emergency messages like PANICs or OOPSes would 122 it so that only emergency messages like PANICs or OOPSes would
@@ -160,6 +164,9 @@ t'E'rm and k'I'll are useful if you have some sort of runaway process you
160are unable to kill any other way, especially if it's spawning other 164are unable to kill any other way, especially if it's spawning other
161processes. 165processes.
162 166
167"'J'ust thaw it" is useful if your system becomes unresponsive due to a frozen
168(probably root) filesystem via the FIFREEZE ioctl.
169
163* Sometimes SysRq seems to get 'stuck' after using it, what can I do? 170* Sometimes SysRq seems to get 'stuck' after using it, what can I do?
164~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 171~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
165That happens to me, also. I've found that tapping shift, alt, and control 172That happens to me, also. I've found that tapping shift, alt, and control