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Date:      Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:02:46 +1100 (EST)
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha support.s src/sys/i386/i386    swtch.s src/sys/kern kern_shutdown.c src/sys/sys systm.h
Message-ID:  <20040213035557.M24031@gamplex.bde.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040120175334.W3279@gamplex.bde.org>
References:  <200401192127.i0JLRBL3041817@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040120175334.W3279@gamplex.bde.org>

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Bruce Evans wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
> > phk         2004/01/19 13:27:11 PST
> >
> >   FreeBSD src repository
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/alpha/alpha      support.s
> >     sys/i386/i386        swtch.s
> >     sys/kern             kern_shutdown.c
> >     sys/sys              systm.h
> >   Log:
> >   Add linenumber and source filename to panic(9) output.
>
> This was rejected in all reviews.  It gives less information than
> grepping the sources, at some cost (grep at least gives correct line
> numbers when the sources don't quite match the binary).
>
> Please back this out.

I'm still waiting for this to be backed out.

I just found yet another bug in it: it defeats simple regression checks.
Suppose you make some cosmetic changes that add a line before a panic.
This now changes the object file even when the file is compiled without
-g.

Bruce



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