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Re: [PATCH]: Add Network Sysrq Support

From: Randy Dunlap <hidden>
Date: 2011-06-21 20:09:32

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:00:40 -0400 Prarit Bhargava wrote:
Add Network Sysrq Support
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Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <redacted>
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sysrq-ping.txt b/Documentation/networking/sysrq-ping.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa8be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/sysrq-ping.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+In some circumstances, a system can hang/lockup in such a way that the system
+is completely unresponsive to keyboard or console input but is still
+responsive to ping.  The config option, CONFIG_SYSRQ_PING, builds
+net/ipv4/sysrq-ping.ko which allows a root user to configure the system for a
or it can be built-in the kernel image... (i.e., not a loadable module)
+remote sysrq.
+
+To use this do:
+
+mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug/
+echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
+echo <hex digit val> > /sys/kernel/debug/network_sysrq_magic
+echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/network_sysrq_enable
so all of this (insecure) stuff has to be done before you suspect that
you need it .. in case the local keyboard/console is dead.
+
+Then on another system you can do:
+
+ping -c 1 -p <hex digit val><hex val of sysrq> <target_system_name>
What are the <up to 30 hex digits> for?
+
+ex) sysrq-m, m is ascii 0x6d
e.g., sysrq-m (m is ASCII 0x6d)
+
+    ping -c 1 p 1623a06f554d46d676d <target_system_name>
+
+Note that the network sysrq automatically disables after the receipt of
+the ping, ie) it is single-shot mode.  If you want to use this again, you
             i.e., it is single-shot mode.
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+must complete the above four steps again.
+
+Hint: 'man ascii' ;)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
index cbb505b..03bb7b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
@@ -624,3 +624,11 @@ config TCP_MD5SIG
 	  on the Internet.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
+
+config SYSRQ_PING
+	tristate
Needs a prompt?
+	default m
Please do not enable random code to be built.
+	help
+	  Allows execution of sysrq-X commands via ping over ipv4.  This is a
No ipv6 support?  future?
+	  known security hazard and should not be used in unsecure
	                                                  insecure
+	  environments.

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~Randy
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