On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:08:29 +0530 Kiran Raparthy <kiran.ku...@linaro.org> wrote:
> From: Colin Cross <ccr...@android.com> > > debug: prevent entering debug mode on panic/exception. > > On non-developer devices, kgdb prevents the device from rebooting > after a panic. > > Incase of panics and exceptions, to allow the device to reboot, prevent > entering debug mode to avoid getting stuck waiting for the user to interact > with debugger. > > To avoid entering the debugger on panic/exception without any extra > configuration, panic_timeout is being used which can be set via > /proc/sys/kernel/panic at run time and CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT sets the default > value. > > ... > hm. Why overload the meaning of panic_timeout in this fashion? If someone is using kgdb and has panic_timeout set, they'll get quiet a surprise. Would it be cleaner/clearer to add some new standalone control for this? One which is only present if CONFIG_KGDB. We appear to have forgotten to document panic_timeout. Sigh. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
