linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] panic, vt: do not force oops output when panic

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Date:	Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:15:51 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Mandeep Singh Baines <msb@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>, Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] panic, vt: do not force oops output when
 panic_timeout < 0

> already storing the panic in RAM and are going to reboot immediately, there
> is no benefit in mode switching back to the vc in order to display the panic
> output. The log buffer will get flushed by the console_unblank() call so
> remote management consoles should see all output.

Doesn't seem too unreasonable and its probably a behaviour (although with
netconsole) that a lot of server farms would prefer too.

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
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