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    [PATCH] 2.4 and 2.5: remove Alt-Sysrq-L · f9deb9e6
    Russell King authored
    The following patch removes Alt-Sysrq-L and its associated hack to kill
    of PID1, the init process.  This is a mis-feature.
    
    If PID1 is killed, the kernel immediately enters an infinite loop in the
    depths of do_exit() with interrupts disabled, completely locking the
    machine.  Obviously you can only reach for the reset button or power
    switch after this, leaving you with dirty filesystems.
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