It is not really useful to lock machine checks against oopses. And machine checks normally don't nest, so they don't need their own locking. Just call bust_spinlock/console_verbose directly.
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c @@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ static void mce_panic(char *msg, struct { int i; - oops_begin(); + console_verbose(); + bust_spinlocks(1); for (i = 0; i < MCE_LOG_LEN; i++) { unsigned long tsc = mcelog.entry[i].tsc; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/