[PATCH] return to OF via trap, not exit
Segher Boessenkool
segher at kernel.crashing.org
Fri Mar 24 23:13:43 EST 2006
On 23-mrt-2006, at 22:03, Olaf Hering wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
>> That's better than always calling trap, sure. Is there any reason
>> you can't just do it on Macs though? Because the problem you're
>> trying
>> to work around only happens there.
>
> Maybe something like this? Only compile tested
That looks fine yes (if it runs ;-) ), thanks!
> Do not call prom exit prom_panic. It clears the screen and the exit
> message is lost.
> On some (or all?) pmacs it causes another crash when OF tries to
> print the
> date and time in its banner.
>
> Set of_platform earlier to catch more prom_panic() calls.
>
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olh at suse.de>
Acked-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher at kernel.crashing.org>
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