On Feb 28, 2006, at 5:40 PM, matthew green wrote:

> i don't know but isn't this just going to hide a real bug?  it
> seems that the panic() is to uncover an unconsistent condition
> and we've done that, so the correct solution is to find what is
> causing that and fix it, rather than change the panic.

Agreed, this is just masking the real problem.  We need to determine  
WHY that condition is happening, and then determine if that condition  
is legitimate or itself needs to be fixed.  Presumably that panic was  
placed there originally for a reason.

-- thorpej