linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] ARM: Use generic BUG() handler

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Message-ID: <BANLkTikRDowxG+q5tnhCCsCWCQEk-thqGg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:02:17 -0700
From:	Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
	Alexander Shishkin <virtuoso@...nd.org>,
	Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@...ia.com>,
	Rabin Vincent <rabin@....in>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Omar Ramirez Luna <omar.ramirez@...com>,
	Dave Martin <dave.martin@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] ARM: Use generic BUG() handler

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org> wrote:
> On 04/06/2011 04:18 PM, Simon Glass wrote:
>> From: Simon Glass <sjg@...gle.com>
>>
>> ARM uses its own BUG() handler which makes its output slightly different
>> from other archtectures.
>>
> [snip]
>>
> Also, have you tried this with a module? I think you would at least need
> to modify arch/arm/kernel/module.c to hook up the module_bug_finalize()
> and module_bug_cleanup() stuff.

Actually this just works, except that I need to allow the PC to be
below PAGE_OFFSET where modules are loaded. This is a benefit of using
generic Linux code.

I have sent a new version of the patch to review.

Regards,
Simon
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