Yep. I agree. And it looks like anything that makes it to LOG_EMERG will be shown on the screen as well as a QR code to look things up with. Seems like it’ll be pretty useful, honestly.
Comment on New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux
kerneltux@lemmy.world 6 months ago
…and of course, this news is getting mixed reactions from the Linux nerds…
Back when I used Windows, I remember the BSOD’s being about as useful to me as someone pointing in opposite directions saying “he/she/they went that way.” So long as the new Linux blue screens provide info that’s actually useful in diagnosing the problem(s), I see no issues with this. [shrugs]
leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 6 months ago
Gork@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Do they have to be blue though? We all have collective PTSD from getting Windows BSODs.
kerneltux@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, I totally get that, I have really bad memories myself.
If it’s an ncurses/similar interface that enables keyboard navigation through dmesg/journalctl, and provides info that allows us to properly diagnose it, I can see this being useful.
But yeah, I’ll admit that simply saying “BSOD’s are coming to Linux” without additional info about the implementation does bring feelings of dread in me.