Re: [PATCH v7 0/6] panic: fix panic_force_cpu= redirect races and NMI bypass
From: Bradley Morgan
Date: Tue Sep 22 2026 - 10:50:53 EST
On 22 September 2026 13:35:54 BST, Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Wed 2026-09-16 18:29:51, Bradley Morgan wrote:
>> The panic_force_cpu= parameter redirects a panic to a specific CPU so
>> the crash kernel runs there. The redirect code in panic_try_force_cpu()
>> had two races and an NMI bypass, all found by Sashiko. This series
>> closes them and kills one more hack that the rework turned up.
>
>IMHO, this version is ready to go. It would be great to fix the commit
>message in the 4th patch but I think that Andrew could do the fixup.
>
Akpm? Up for it?
>Best Regards,
>Petr
>
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