Article 6M6VZ Linux 6.10 Preps A Kernel Panic Screen - Sort Of A "Blue Screen of Death"

Linux 6.10 Preps A Kernel Panic Screen - Sort Of A "Blue Screen of Death"

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While systemd 255 last year introduced a "blue screen of death" inspired solution with systemd-bsod for presenting logged error messages full-screen, it's not appropriate for all errors. Systemd-bsod can work out for presenting full-screen messages in case of boot failures and other problems where user-space is alive. But the user-space code does little good in case of a kernel panic and similar issues bringing the system to a halt. Set to be introduced now with Linux 6.10 is a parallel "blue screen of death" like error presenting experience with the introduction of the DRM panic handler...
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