Re: Re[2]: User sessions, system request

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 21:41 +0100, Valerio Bellizzomi wrote:
> The purpose of SysRq key alone, was exactly to serve as the system
> attention key in order to get a trusted login prompt. Originally ALT was
> not required.

Yes.

>  SysRq generates a trap.

No. SysRq generates a scan code. The keyboard driver may or may not have
generated the trap.

shap