Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic

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> Thinking about this more. Of the Linux users I asked, they think a kernel
> panic is a bug in the kernel anyway (or at least something in the kernel
> went wrong).  So if panics will point users to the kernel anyway, then why
> leave out possible vital information from those panics that were caused by
> an actual kernel bug.

On a no root found panic (which are likely the majority of all panics) 
the stack dump is about 100% useless.

I also think it's a very bad idea to add them to machine checks again
for psychological reasons.

-Andi

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