Re: How to compile kernel so it automatically reboots upon a crash instead of generating stack trace and then hang.


On Mar 11 2008 23:52, Prakhar Krishna wrote:

[I did search the mailing lists archives and the Web but did not find an answer,
apololgies if this is duplicate question]

i need my linux box to automatically reboot if it ever runs into a
kernel panic/crash etc.

panic=<timeout> boot parameter, as per
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.

For my production evvironment, it is not desired that kernel generate the stack
trace and then wait there. We want it to reboot and comeback up again.

Kernel panic is not the only problem one can run into; there are
also deadlocks-after-oops situations, in which case some sort of
watchdog is best for triggering reboots.
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