Re: [PATCH 2/3] mm/page_table_check: Do WARN_ON instead of BUG_ON by default

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Mon Sep 26 2022 - 04:29:09 EST


On 11.09.22 18:08, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 09:59:22AM +0000, Pasha Tatashin wrote:
Currently, page_table_check when detects errors panics kernel. Instead,
print a warning, and panic only when specifically requested via kernel
parameter:

page_table_check=panic

Why are the page table checks so special that they deserve their own
command line parameter? Why shouldn't this be controlled by the usual
panic_on_warn option?


I agree.

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220923113426.52871-2-david@xxxxxxxxxx

Use of WARN_ON_ONCE is the way to go nowadays.

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Thanks,

David / dhildenb