add notify_die handler to system panic
Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Vernon Merkey ([email protected])
--- a/kernel/panic.c 2008-08-28 14:19:32.000000000 -0600
+++ b/kernel/panic.c 2008-08-28 14:20:04.000000000 -0600
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
#include <linux/debug_locks.h>
#include <linux/random.h>
#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+
int panic_on_oops;
int tainted;
@@ -75,6 +77,13 @@
*/
preempt_disable();
+ /* call the notify_die handler for any resident debuggers which
+ * may be active and pass the message string. On a software
+ * fault return at least some sort of regs for a remote debugger
+ * to look at.
+ */
+ notify_die(DIE_PANIC, buf, get_irq_regs(), 0, -1, SIGTERM);
+
bust_spinlocks(1);
va_start(args, fmt);
vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);