Panic in quirk_usb_early_handoff

[slash.tmp@free.fr (Mason)]

On 04/03/2017 18:16, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> After pc, the link register is the most likely to legally point into
> the kernel .text section so it makes sense imo to decode the address
> into a function name plus offset.

Does gcc ever use the link register as a general purpose register?
(In which case, it is very likely to contain "garbage" as far as
function addresses are concerned.)

> Educating people about the architecture's calling convention and
> associated caveats is not the job of the panic handler.

That's a weird statement.

Regards.