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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c index 80fe39d98b0c..aada26f63dec 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c @@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ bool drm_fb_helper_force_kernel_mode(void) int drm_fb_helper_panic(struct notifier_block *n, unsigned long ununsed, void *panic_str) { + /* + * It's a waste of time and effort to switch back to text console + * if the kernel should reboot before panic messages can be seen. + */ + if (panic_timeout < 0) + return 0; + printk(KERN_ERR "panic occurred, switching back to text console\n"); return drm_fb_helper_force_kernel_mode(); } |