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Message-ID: <468DF5D9.4040803@anagramm.de> Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:57:13 +0200 From: Clemens Koller <clemens.koller@...gramm.de> To: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] introduce panic_gently 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. Regards, -- Clemens Koller _______________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Str. 45/1 81379 Muenchen Germany http://www.anagramm-technology.com Phone: +49-89-741518-50 Fax: +49-89-741518-19 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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