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Subject: Re: [1/2] selftests/powerpc: Abort load_unaligned_zeropad on
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On Thu, 2016-03-11 at 04:41:00 UTC, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> If the load unaligned zeropad test takes a SEGV which can't be handled,
> we increment segv_error, print the offending NIP and then return without
> taking any further action. In almost all cases this means we'll just
> take the SEGV again, and loop eternally spamming the console.
> 
> Instead just abort(), it's a fatal error in the test. The test harness
> will notice that the child died and print a nice message for us.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>

Applied to powerpc next.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/06236f4efb926aa433e2cb3e36e846

cheers