> I made a patch to give SysRq-N which terminates the current process. This
> allows me to recover the system when the above happens, instead of just
> pressing Reset.
>
> I won't post the patch again; I expect it is available on linux-hq.
I have the patch. I didn't have it until this last freeze, in which it
didn't seem to have any effect. After that, I tried pressing all of the
SysRq functions, no effect, just a few hd clicks, but nothing that would
show that the processes completely died. Usually when everything gets
killed my hd makes a lot of noise. On the second SysRq-N I think I heard
my modem disconnect, but that was the only thing noticeable.
While I'm at this, is there any way to switch away from a dead graphics
X screen? Normal VT switching doesn't work even when it gets KILLed, and
its kind of hard to read text you can't see. :)
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