* Richard Weinberger <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I like the idea but not the name.
> >> What about DIE() and DIE_ON()?
> >
> > CRASH_ON() might be a suggestive name as well, as from the user's
> > point of view we are crashing her system.
>
> I fear such users will think "Why should I crash the kernel?". ;-)
That's exactly the impression that the naming should create in kernel
developers why try to add CRASH_ON() in the future: only do it as an
absolute last resort.
WARN_ON() and other non-destructive ways to deal with error conditions
are almost always preferred.
Thanks,
Ingo
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