Re: [PATCH] 2.5.59 morse code panics

Dave Jones (davej@codemonkey.org.uk)
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:46:49 +0000


On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 04:34:55PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:

> If you want to make debugging easy for laptops write a USB or firewire
> console.

irda too maybe ?

> Firewire is actually quite interesting because it can even
> do DMA, so you could peek into the memory.

kgdb-over-firewire ? 8-)

> Morse is not helpful.
>
> I admit I was the on who got this ball running by suggesting it "as an
> exercise for the reader" in the original panic blink code, but
> guys this was intended as a JOKE, not serious. Please get over it
> and don't merge that silly code.

A voice of sanity.. I think you made a monster with that comment 8-)

Dave

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