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Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in NMI handler

From Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in NMI handler
Date 2016-03-01 06:20 +0100
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On 02/29/2016 08:23 PM, 河合英宏 / KAWAI,HIDEHIRO wrote:
> Hi Corey,
>
> Thanks for the review.
>
>> Sure, this is a good idea.
>>
>> Acked-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>
>>
>> Note that nmi_panic() came in commit 1717f2096b5 (panic, x86: Fix
>> re-entrance problem due to panic on NMI) and then the regs field
>> was added in the commit you reference.
>
> Yes. So, I'll change the description to more proper one.
>
>> Do you want me to add this to the IPMI queue or do you have another
>> way to get this patch into the kernel?
>
> I don't have another way, and I don't know how cross-subsystem
> patch set should be handled.
>
> I think it would be better this patch set is managed by one person
> because both PATCH 2/3 and 3/3 depend on 1/3.
>

We'll need an Ack from someone with authority over kernel/panic.c.
If someone sends an Ack, the series can go through IPMI (or watchdog).
It might be easier though if Andrew would take the entire series.

Guenter

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[PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in  NMI handler Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@hitachi.com> - 2016-03-01 03:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in  NMI handler Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-03-01 04:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in  NMI handler Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> - 2016-03-01 04:40 +0100
    RE: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics  in NMI handler 河合英宏 / KAWAI,HIDEHIRO   <hidehiro.kawai.ez@hitachi.com> - 2016-03-01 05:30 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in  NMI handler Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-03-01 06:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi/watchdog: Use nmi_panic() when kernel panics in  NMI handler Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-03-01 10:00 +0100

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