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SubjectRe: 3.0 wishlist Was: Overview of 2.2.x goals?
DateTue, 20 Jan 1998 22:13:01 +0100 (MET)
From(Rogier Wolff)
David Woodhouse wrote:
> 
> 
> Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be said:
> > On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Jordan Mendelson wrote:
> > > My problem with OOPs's is that usually, when one happens.. it is > 25
> > > lines, and scrolls off the screen before the machine is at a dead
> > > halt. Of course, when this happens, that oops sure isn't going to be
> > > written to the logs.

Every time this happens to me, I add an 
	cli ();
	for (;;);
to the "oops" routine. 

If you're lucky, changing the "cli()" to "sti()" doesn't lead to the
scrolling-oops-syndrome again, and you can then scroll back if you did
get more than 25 lines, and want to look at an earlier one. 

				Roger. 

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