linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Input: sysrq -- ensure sysrq_enabled and __sysrq

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:04:58 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Input: sysrq -- ensure sysrq_enabled and
 __sysrq_enabled are consistent

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 02:06:12PM +0000, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> Currently sysrq_enabled and __sysrq_enabled are initialised separatly
> and inconsitantly, leading to sysrq being actually enabled by reported
> as not enabled in sysfs.  The first change to the sysfs configurable
> synchronises these two:
> 
>     static int __read_mostly sysrq_enabled = 1;
>     static int __sysrq_enabled;
> 
> Add a common define to carry the default for these preventing them becoming
> out of sync again.  Default this to 1 to mirror previous behaviour.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>

Applied and will also tag for stable. Thank you Andy.

-- 
Dmitry
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