Re: [PATCH v1 4/4] x86/vmware: Run panic diagnostics before kdump by default

[Guilherme G. Piccoli]

On 18/09/2026 20:00, Zack Rusin wrote:
> [...]
> Hi, Guilherme.
> 
> Thanks for looking at this and for adding Stephen. I'll keep you both copied.
> 

Hi Zach, thanks!


> [...] 
> I'm happy to add that as a separate patch if Petr agrees. With it set,
> the new list would follow ordinary panic-notifier ordering relative to
> kdump: it would run before a successful transition only when
> crash_kexec_post_notifiers is also set. If panic reaches the late
> site, the list would remain eligible to run there. I'd keep that site
> after sys_info() and before the kmsg dumpers so the log includes the
> additional notifier and panic_print output available at that point.
> 
> I've called it panic_pre_kdump_postpone after the list, but I'm fine
> with whatever name you and Petr prefer.
> 

Cool, makes sense to me and feel free to change names, I'm OK with any
name heheh


> [...] 
> Would keeping the two call sites, with postponement in a separate
> patch, work for you and Petr?
> 

Fine for me - thanks for working on that!
Cheers,


Guilherme