The patch
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f2802e7f571c05f9a901b1f5bd144aa730ccc88e
and another subsequent patch adds nmi_known_cpu() check while parsing boot
options in x86_64 and i386. With that, "nmi_watchdog=2" stops working for me
on Intel Core 2 CPU based system.
The problem is, setup_nmi_watchdog is called while parsing the boot option
and identify_cpu is not done yet. So, the return value of nmi_known_cpu()
is not valid at this point.
Revert that check. Should not have any adverse effect as nmi_known_cpu() check
is done again later in enable_lapic_nmi_watchdog().
Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Index: linux-2.6.20-rc-mm/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.20-rc-mm.orig/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc-mm/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -325,13 +325,7 @@ static int __init setup_nmi_watchdog(cha
if ((nmi >= NMI_INVALID) || (nmi < NMI_NONE))
return 0;
- /*
- * If any other x86 CPU has a local APIC, then
- * please test the NMI stuff there and send me the
- * missing bits. Right now Intel P6/P4 and AMD K7 only.
- */
- if ((nmi == NMI_LOCAL_APIC) && (nmi_known_cpu() == 0))
- return 0; /* no lapic support */
+
nmi_watchdog = nmi;
return 1;
}
Index: linux-2.6.20-rc-mm/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.20-rc-mm.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc-mm/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ int __init setup_nmi_watchdog(char *str)
if ((nmi >= NMI_INVALID) || (nmi < NMI_NONE))
return 0;
- if ((nmi == NMI_LOCAL_APIC) && (nmi_known_cpu() == 0))
- return 0; /* no lapic support */
nmi_watchdog = nmi;
return 1;
}
-
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