Re: [patch] halt_on_oops command line option

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:22:55PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
 > 
 > How's this look?
 > Attempt to fix the problem wherein people's oops reports scroll off the screen
 > due to repeated oopsing or to oopses on other CPUs.
 > 
 > If this happens the user can reboot with the `halt_on_oops' option.  It will
 > allow the first oopsing CPU to print an oops record just a single time.  Second
 > oopsing attempts, or oopses on other CPUs will cause those CPUs to enter a
 > tight loop.

seems a bit aggressive for UP.  Now if my sound driver oopses, I don't
just lose sound, I lock up.  (That's why I made it a pause, not a halt
in my earlier patch).

		Dave

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