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SubjectRe: [patch v2] oom: dump stack and VM state when oom killer panics
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> The oom killer header, including information such as the allocation order
> and gfp mask, current's cpuset and memory controller, call trace, and VM
> state information is currently only shown when the oom killer has
> selected a task to kill.
>
> This information is omitted, however, when the oom killer panics either
> because of panic_on_oom sysctl settings or when no killable task was
> found. It is still relevant to know crucial pieces of information such
> as the allocation order and VM state when diagnosing such issues,
> especially at boot.
>
> This patch displays the oom killer header whenever it panics so that bug
> reports can include pertinent information to debug the issue, if
> possible.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>

Looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com>


thanks.





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