Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] sparc: Implement arch_do_panic

From: Bradley Morgan

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 08:19:56 EST


On 10 August 2026 12:35:58 BST, Mete Durlu <meted@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Implement sparc specific arch_do_panic() instead of using sparc specific
>ifdef sections in vpanic() code.
>Reorder arch specific panic handling, sparc's Stop-A messages are now
>printed after "end Kernel panic" marker.
>

Reviewed-by: Bradley Morgan <include@xxxxxxxxx>

thank you for clearing the ifdeffery..

>Signed-off-by: Mete Durlu <meted@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>---
> arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c | 9 +++++++++
> kernel/panic.c | 9 ---------
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
>index 4975867d9001..5f43cef80638 100644
>--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
>+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
>@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
>
> #include <asm/setup.h>
> #include <linux/sysctl.h>
>+#include <linux/panic.h>
>+#include <linux/printk.h>
>
> static const struct ctl_table sparc_sysctl_table[] = {
> {
>@@ -36,6 +38,13 @@ static const struct ctl_table sparc_sysctl_table[] = {
> #endif
> };
>
>+void arch_do_panic(void)
>+{
>+ /* Make sure the user can actually press Stop-A (L1-A) */
>+ stop_a_enabled = 1;
>+ pr_emerg("Press Stop-A (L1-A) from sun keyboard or send break\n"
>+ "twice on console to return to the boot prom\n");
>+}
>
> static int __init init_sparc_sysctls(void)
> {
>diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
>index ee6e3f9e3900..7dda841c16f9 100644
>--- a/kernel/panic.c
>+++ b/kernel/panic.c
>@@ -744,15 +744,6 @@ void vpanic(const char *fmt, va_list args)
> reboot_mode = panic_reboot_mode;
> emergency_restart();
> }
>-#ifdef __sparc__
>- {
>- extern int stop_a_enabled;
>- /* Make sure the user can actually press Stop-A (L1-A) */
>- stop_a_enabled = 1;
>- pr_emerg("Press Stop-A (L1-A) from sun keyboard or send break\n"
>- "twice on console to return to the boot prom\n");
>- }
>-#endif
> pr_emerg("---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: %s ]---\n", buf);
>
> arch_do_panic();
>
>

Thanks!