Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > * Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ingo, we already have a touch_nmi_watchdog() in the sysrq code. It might > > > be > > > worth adding a touch_softlockup_watchdog() wherever we have a > > > touch_nmi_watchdog(). > > > > ....or add touch_softlockup_watchdog to touch_nmi_watchdog() instead > > and rename it tickle_watchdog() overtime. > > you mean like: > > +extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void); > > in: > > > http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.11/2.6.11-mm2/broken-out/detect-soft-lockups.patch > > ? >
Nope. This particular lockup happened because a huge stream of stuff was sent to the serial console. We already have a touch_nmi_watchdog() in that code. We should arrange for touch_softlockup_watchdog() to be called whenever touch_nmi_watchdog() is called. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
