From 3bd83abd00fb765313504adb83fa660a22edf41d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:07:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] improve alarm message

---
 EcProcess.m | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/EcProcess.m b/EcProcess.m
index b80f73e..7c3fdd1 100644
--- a/EcProcess.m
+++ b/EcProcess.m
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ EcLock_error_handler(id obj, SEL _cmd, BOOL stop, NSString *msg)
         at: nil
         withEventType: EcAlarmEventTypeProcessingError
         probableCause: EcAlarmSoftwareProgramError
-        specificProblem: @"thread deadlock"
+        specificProblem: @"Deadlock detected in this process"
         perceivedSeverity: EcAlarmSeverityCritical
         proposedRepairAction:
-        _(@"Generate/save a core dump and then restart the process.")
+        _(@"Please examine in gdb to determine the cause of the"
+          @" deadlock if possible, then obtain a core dump for examination;"
+          @" using 'kill -ABRT' for example")
         additionalText: [obj description]];
       [EcProc alarm: a];
     }