linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xen/x86: set panic notifier priority to minimum

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Date:	Tue, 13 May 2014 18:18:00 +0100
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Andrew Jones <drjones@...hat.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	<xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen/x86: set panic notifier priority to minimum

On 13/05/14 17:56, Radim Krčmář wrote:
> Execution is not going to continue after telling Xen about the crash.
> Let other panic notifiers run by postponing the final hypercall as much
> as possible.

I can't tell how important this fix is.

What notifiers does this allow to be run?  How important are they?

David

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