Re: [net-next PATCH 1/3] net: phy: extend PHY package API to support multiple global address

[Andrew Lunn]

> Well yes I think we should assume those API to be called only in
> config_once context or in package context. But is it Panic ok? I would
> at least use something like BUG() to give descriptive warning instead of
> NULL pointer exception. What do you think?

BUG() is way too strong. It causes an immediate stop of everything,
and probably file system data loss and a reboot. WARN_ON() is
generally no better.

An Opps gives a stack trace, which is what you need to find the bug,
and kills the process. Generally, you can do a controlled shutdown,
without any losses.

	Andrew