Re: KVM induced panic on 2.6.38[2367] & 2.6.39

Simon Horman
2011-06-10T02:52:49Z

On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 01:02:13AM +0800, Brad Campbell wrote:
> On 08/06/11 11:59, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
> >Well, a bisection definitely should help, but needs a lot of time in
> >your case.
>
> Yes. compile, test, crash, walk out to the other building to press
> reset, lather, rinse, repeat.
>
> I need a reset button on the end of a 50M wire, or a hardware watchdog!

Not strictly on-topic, but in situations where I have machines
that either don't have lights-out facilities or have broken ones
I find that network controlled power switches to be very useful.

At one point I would have need an 8000km long wire to the reset switch :-)