From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760162Ab2DKNH4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:07:56 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:17954 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753264Ab2DKNHz (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:07:55 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:15:29 -0400 From: Kyle McMartin To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: x86@kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] Make panic_on_oops configurable Message-ID: <20120411121529.GH26688@redacted.bos.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Several distros set this by default by patching panic_on_oops. It seems to fit with the BOOTPARAM_{HARD,SOFT}_PANIC options though, so let's add a Kconfig entry and reduce some more upstream delta. Signed-off-by: Kyle McMartin --- a/kernel/panic.c +++ b/kernel/panic.c @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ #define PANIC_TIMER_STEP 100 #define PANIC_BLINK_SPD 18 -int panic_on_oops; +int panic_on_oops = CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS_VALUE; static unsigned long tainted_mask; static int pause_on_oops; static int pause_on_oops_flag; diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index 6777153..91858cd 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -228,6 +228,26 @@ config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE default 0 if !BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC default 1 if BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC +config PANIC_ON_OOPS + bool "Panic on Oops" if EXPERT + default n + help + Say Y here to enable the kernel to panic when it oopses. This + has the same effect as setting oops=panic on the kernel command + line. + + This feature is useful to ensure that the kernel does not do + anything erroneous after an oops which could result in data + corruption or other issues. + + Say N if unsure. + +config PANIC_ON_OOPS_VALUE + int + range 0 1 + default 0 if !PANIC_ON_OOPS + default 1 if PANIC_ON_OOPS + config DETECT_HUNG_TASK bool "Detect Hung Tasks" depends on DEBUG_KERNEL