Index: latest/kernel/panic.c
===================================================================
--- latest.orig/kernel/panic.c
+++ latest/kernel/panic.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/debug_locks.h>
 
-int panic_on_oops;
+int panic_on_oops = 1;
 int tainted;
 static int pause_on_oops;
 static int pause_on_oops_flag;