linux-kernel - Re: Random panic in load

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFwz+stjg5L7aKuPjLym3u4FPS_ugSZiCcJwOYCGMSFGVQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:45:45 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>
Cc:	Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@...ppelsdorf.de>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
	Michel Dänzer <michel@...nzer.net>,
	Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Debian GCC Maintainers <debian-gcc@...ts.debian.org>,
	Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@...ts.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Random panic in load_balance() with 3.16-rc

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:26 AM, Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> Please note that the data produced by "-g -fvar-tracking" is consumed
> by tools like systemtap, perf, crash, and makes a significant
> difference to the observability of debug AND non-debug kernels.

Yeah, and compared to having a buggy kernel, I care exactly this much: "".

Besides, "significant difference" is very debatable indeed. It may be
noticeable, it's likely not actually significant.

              Linus
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