[PATCH-RFC]: sysrq-a: graceful reboot via kernel_restart(), similar to sysrq-o

[Eric Wheeler <linux-kernel@lists.ewheeler.net>]

Hello all,

We were having a discussion on the bcache list about the safest reboot 
options via sysrq here:
  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.bcache.devel/3559/focus=3586

The result of the discussion ended up in a patch for sysrq-a to call 
kernel_restart much in the same way as sysrq-ocalls kernel_power_off.

Please comment on the patch and suggest any appropriate changes.  

Thank you!

--
Eric Wheeler


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diff --git a/Documentation/sysrq.txt b/Documentation/sysrq.txt
index 0e307c9..cf43fc8 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysrq.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysrq.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ On all -  write a character to /proc/sysrq-trigger.  e.g.:
 
 *  What are the 'command' keys?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+'a'     - Attempt to semi-gracefully reboot via kernel_restart(NULL). This
+          is in-kernel only (bypasses init), but is cleaner than a hard
+          reboot such as sysrq-b. sysrq-a is functionally similar to 'o' but
+          calls kernel_restart() instead of kernel_power_off().
+
 'b'     - Will immediately reboot the system without syncing or unmounting
           your disks.
 
diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index d20c85d..8181749 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/sysrq.h>
 
 /*
  * this indicates whether you can reboot with ctrl-alt-del: the default is yes
@@ -555,3 +556,42 @@ static int __init reboot_setup(char *str)
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("reboot=", reboot_setup);
+
+
+/*
+ * When the user hits Sys-Rq 'a' to kernel_restart the machine this is the
+ * callback we use.
+ */
+
+static void do_krestart(struct work_struct *dummy)
+{
+	/* are these two necessary? */
+	lockdep_off();
+	local_irq_enable();
+
+	/* restart */
+	kernel_restart(NULL);
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(krestart_work, do_krestart);
+
+static void handle_krestart(int key)
+{
+	/* run sysrq krestart on boot cpu */
+	schedule_work_on(cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask), &krestart_work);
+}
+
+static struct sysrq_key_op	sysrq_krestart_op = {
+	.handler        = handle_krestart,
+	.help_msg       = "kernel_restart(a)",
+	.action_msg     = "Gracefullish Restart",
+	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_BOOT,
+};
+
+static int __init pm_sysrq_krestart_init(void)
+{
+	register_sysrq_key('a', &sysrq_krestart_op);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+subsys_initcall(pm_sysrq_krestart_init);
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