linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, re-send] Always trap on BUG()

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Date:	Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:05:02 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, re-send] Always trap on BUG()

* Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com> wrote:

> On 07/23/2013 05:36 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > (the crazies can keep a separate patch to remove even more of BUG() to win 
> > a K or two.)
> > 
> 
> Excuse me, my English is not quite well, I do not quite understand your
> meaning, could you please repeat again in details or say more clearly ?

I meant: those people who'd like to have the tiny 
additional space savings offered by !CONFIG_BUG (and are 
crazy enough to live with non-determinism in exchange for a 
measly payment of 1 KB), can apply a separate, out of tree 
patch just fine and don't need upstream kernel support.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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