Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:45:20 -0400
From: Joe Korty <joe.korty@ccur.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
       "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make might_sleep() display the oopsing process
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Reply-To: Joe Korty <joe.korty@ccur.com>
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On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 07:20:03PM -0400, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:36:28 +0200
> Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
> 
> > > Expand might_sleep's printk to indicate the oopsing process.
> >
> > good idea
> 
> Why?  I don't recall ever having been interested in this information.
> 
> (I shouldn't have to ask questions like this.  Please spend a little
> more time in preparing the patch descriptions).

I wrote and used the patch once, as I wanted to know
which program in a lengthy multiple-program test suite
was triggering the problem.  That made it easier coming
up with a shortened test that would replicate the problem.

However I only needed it that one time so this patch can
be considered to be exceptionally optional :)

Joe


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