Messages in this thread | | | From | manfreds@colorful ... | Subject | Re: a small doubt | Date | Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:16:42 -0400 (EDT) |
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> > Why don't we simply use an OOPS() macro that causes an oops in an > > arch-specific way? And throw this in a generic place: > > > > #ifndef OOPS > > #define OOPS() (*(int *)0=0) > > #endif > > What is wrong with just using the existing panic() from kernel.h?
1) there is already an arch-specific define: BUG(), defined in asm/page.h
2) panic() stops the kernel, an oops kills the current process and tries to continue.
-- Manfred
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