X11 + console switch - how does it actually work ?

[Dave Airlie]

> Hello folks,
>
>
> could anybody please give me some more insight, how switching
> from X to console (ctrl+alt+f*) actually works ?
>
> Who catches the keypress event and initiates the VT switch ?
> The Xserver ? Could this be done in the kernel (eg. when Xserver
> is hanging) ?

The X server is in full control of it all. No the kernel can't do it,
SAK might work (secure-attention key) using sysrq but it probably will
just end up with a more confused system.

Dave.

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