Re: [PATCH] Configure out doublefault exception handler (Linux Tiny)

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Fri Feb 15 2008 - 07:01:11 EST


Matt Mackall <mpm@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> I bet there's some doublefault-handling code hiding somewhere. It's not
> the sort of thing it'd make sense to take out of the architecture.

The big question is if it makes sense taking out of a kernel at all.
I still think the answer is no.

Or have you considered replacing die() and show_trace() etc. with a single
panic("the tiny gods say this won't happen") yet? That would be roughly
equivalent.

-Andi
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