Re: scheduler BUGON lifespan

[Ingo Molnar]

* Darren Hart <dvhltc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I submitted a patch to active_load_balance() that was accepted into mm
> and then mainline.  The patch included a fix to prevent the system
> entering what should have been an impossible state.  The previous code
> tested for it and then continued, rather than crashing or complaining.
> My patch added a BUGON(impossible state) just in case by some fluke it
> still happened.  How long should this BUGON remain in the kernel?  A
> month, a year?  Is there an accepted duration for such safety nets?

it's pretty random how long it survives. Sometimes i remove one after
never having seen it for months/years and grepping lkml and googling
around for the file & line. The BUG_ON()s are pretty cheap, as they
often check what is being fetched anyway.

	Ingo
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