Re: [patch] halt_on_oops command line option

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:22:55PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
 > 
 > How's this look?
 > Attempt to fix the problem wherein people's oops reports scroll off the screen
 > due to repeated oopsing or to oopses on other CPUs.
 > 
 > If this happens the user can reboot with the `halt_on_oops' option.  It will
 > allow the first oopsing CPU to print an oops record just a single time.  Second
 > oopsing attempts, or oopses on other CPUs will cause those CPUs to enter a
 > tight loop.

seems a bit aggressive for UP.  Now if my sound driver oopses, I don't
just lose sound, I lock up.  (That's why I made it a pause, not a halt
in my earlier patch).

		Dave

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]
  Powered by Linux