Re: [PATCH v2] If init dies, log a signal which killed it, if any.

[Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>]

On Wednesday 25 January 2012 01:20, Andrew Morton wrote:
> It's a bit user-hostile to print a hex number in such a context without
> the leading 0x.  The %08 does provide a hint - users are unlikely to
> interpret 00000011 as 11.  But still, I think...
> 
> --- a/kernel/exit.c~kernel-exitc-if-init-dies-log-a-signal-which-killed-it-if-any-fix
> +++ a/kernel/exit.c
> @@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static struct task_struct *find_new_reap
>  	if (unlikely(pid_ns->child_reaper == father)) {
>  		write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
>  		if (unlikely(pid_ns == &init_pid_ns)) {
> -			panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=%08x\n",
> +			panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x%08x\n",
>  				father->signal->group_exit_code ?:
>  					father->exit_code);
>  		}
> _

Looks good to me.

> Or maybe we should use %d.  Does anyone use hex for exit codes?

I guess hex is better, considering that normal (non-signal) exit code
is stored in bits 8-15. It's more readable to see exit code 3 as 0x300
then as 768.

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vda