linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.27-rc3 21/28] mdb: disable console warnings if the debugger is present.

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Message-ID: <87ljyxxybv.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:34:28 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.27-rc3 21/28] mdb: disable console warnings if the debugger is present.

jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com writes:
>  
>  /* Some debug stub to catch some of the obvious races in the VT code */
> +
> +#if defined(CONFIG_MDB) || defined(CONFIG_MDB_MODULE)
> +#define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()
> +#else
>  #if 1
>  #define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()	WARN_ON(!is_console_locked() && !oops_in_progress)
>  #else
>  #define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()
>  #endif
> +#endif /* CONFIG_MDB */

The obvious alternative would be to just set oops_in_progress
while the debugger runs.

-Andi
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