Linux 6.12 to Add QR Code Feature for Kernel Panics 📱

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Summary:

  1. New Feature
    Linux 6.12 will include an optional feature to display a QR code during a kernel panic, using the DRM Panic handler.

  2. Detailed Error Info
    The QR code aims to capture and provide detailed error information that might be missed with traditional text-based messages.

  3. User-Friendly Addition
    This feature, written in Rust, can be enabled via a build switch and follows similar implementations seen in other operating systems.

Read more at: Phoronix

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