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From: Andi Kleen <andi@...>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...>, LKML <linux-kernel@...>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...>, Daniel Walker <dwalker@...>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 7:17 am

> Thinking about this more. Of the Linux users I asked, they think a kernel

On a no root found panic (which are likely the majority of all panics) 
the stack dump is about 100% useless.

I also think it's a very bad idea to add them to machine checks again
for psychological reasons.

-Andi

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[PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Steven Rostedt, (Tue Oct 30, 8:02 pm)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Arjan van de Ven, (Wed Oct 31, 10:19 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Steven Rostedt, (Wed Oct 31, 11:00 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Arjan van de Ven, (Wed Oct 31, 12:28 pm)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Steven Rostedt, (Wed Oct 31, 12:39 pm)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Andi Kleen, (Tue Oct 30, 8:14 pm)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Christoph Hellwig, (Wed Oct 31, 4:15 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Andi Kleen, (Wed Oct 31, 6:41 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Steven Rostedt, (Wed Oct 31, 6:58 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Andi Kleen, (Wed Oct 31, 7:17 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Steven Rostedt, (Wed Oct 31, 7:39 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Andi Kleen, (Wed Oct 31, 7:53 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Ingo Molnar, (Wed Oct 31, 6:17 am)
Re: [PATCH] dump_stack on panic, Steven Rostedt, (Tue Oct 30, 8:30 pm)