linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Provide ways of crashing the kernel through debugfs

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Message-ID: <20100127080950.15685695@marrow.netinsight.se>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:09:50 +0100
From:	Simon Kagstrom <simon.kagstrom@...insight.net>
To:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Provide ways of crashing the kernel through debugfs

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:53:23 +0800
Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com> wrote:

> >> Hey, we already have /proc/sysrq-trigger, you need to state why
> >> it is better than using /proc/sysrq-trigger.
> >
> > Well, it provides a few more ways of crashing the kernel. That's
> > basically the only additional feature you'll get.
> 
> Yeah, I can see that, but why do I need to care how I crash the kernel
> as long as I can crash it in a way.

I understand what you mean, and I'm fine if this doesn't get merged.

Thanks for the comments!

// Simon
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