On 07/06/2007 03:57 AM, Clemens Koller wrote:
> Bodo Eggert schrieb:
>> If the boot process failes to find init or the root fs, the cause has
>> usually scrolled off the screen, and because of the panic, it can't be
>> reached anymore.
>>
>> This patch introduces panic_gently, which will allow to use the
>> scrollback buffer and to reboot, but it can't be called from unsafe
>> context.
>
> In the case where you introduced panic_gently() there is IMHO no reason
> to panic() at all. There is no bug which got hit, the machine just needs
> user intervention because of wrong boot parameters (in most cases).
>
> What about asking the user for the correct root= or init= parameters
> and just retry/continue the boot process?
>
> The 180seconds reboot timeout also doesn't make sense here. The problem
> won't go away after a reboot without user interaction.
What about GRUB fallbacks? The fallback image/kernel will start
automatically on reboot if you use that feature.
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