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diff --git a/Documentation/sysrq.txt b/Documentation/sysrq.txt index 9e592c718afb..afa2946892da 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysrq.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysrq.txt @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ On all - write a character to /proc/sysrq-trigger. e.g.: 'i' - Send a SIGKILL to all processes, except for init. +'j' - Forcibly "Just thaw it" - filesystems frozen by the FIFREEZE ioctl. + 'k' - Secure Access Key (SAK) Kills all programs on the current virtual console. NOTE: See important comments below in SAK section. @@ -160,6 +162,9 @@ t'E'rm and k'I'll are useful if you have some sort of runaway process you are unable to kill any other way, especially if it's spawning other processes. +"'J'ust thaw it" is useful if your system becomes unresponsive due to a frozen +(probably root) filesystem via the FIFREEZE ioctl. + * Sometimes SysRq seems to get 'stuck' after using it, what can I do? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That happens to me, also. I've found that tapping shift, alt, and control |