linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Input: implement sysrq as an input handler

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Date:	Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:09:31 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Cc:	Linux Input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Input: implement sysrq as an input handler

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 09:00:43PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> Any chance of the user being able to avoid the SysRQ events getting to the
> handle, e.g. by opening the input device in exclusive mode or something like
> that?
>

Yes, it is a possible to suppress SysRq by grabbing an input device.
This possibility exisst with the current implementation too though -
after all legacy keyboard driver implemented as an input handler as
well.

... or am I answering a question different from the one you asked? ;)
 
-- 
Dmitry
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