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+/*! \file panic.c
+ *  Routines for panic handling. */
+/*
+ * (C) 2010 by Sylvain Munaut <tnt@246tNt.com>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*! \addtogroup utils
+ *  @{
+ * \file panic.c */
+
+#include <osmocom/core/panic.h>
+//#include <osmocom/core/backtrace.h>
+
+//#include "../config.h"
+
+
+static osmo_panic_handler_t osmo_panic_handler = (void*)0;
+
+
+#ifndef PANIC_INFLOOP
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static void osmo_panic_default(const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+	//osmo_generate_backtrace();
+	abort();
+}
+
+#else
+
+static void osmo_panic_default(const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	while (1);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+/*! Terminate the current program with a panic
+ *
+ * You can call this function in case some severely unexpected situation
+ * is detected and the program is supposed to terminate in a way that
+ * reports the fact that it terminates.
+ *
+ * The application can register a panic handler function using \ref
+ * osmo_set_panic_handler.  If it doesn't, a default panic handler
+ * function is called automatically.
+ *
+ * The default function on most systems will generate a backtrace and
+ * then abort() the process.
+ */
+void osmo_panic(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+
+	if (osmo_panic_handler)
+		osmo_panic_handler(fmt, args);
+	else
+		osmo_panic_default(fmt, args);
+
+	va_end(args);
+}
+ 
+
+/*! Set the panic handler
+ *  \param[in] h New panic handler function
+ *
+ *  This changes the panic handling function from the currently active
+ *  function to a new call-back function supplied by the caller.
+ */
+void osmo_set_panic_handler(osmo_panic_handler_t h)
+{
+	osmo_panic_handler = h;
+}
+
+/*! @} */