Re: [PATCH v3] kgdb: Timeout if secondary CPUs ignore the roundup

2014-12-10 Thread Daniel Thompson
Hi Jason On 11/11/14 17:50, Daniel Thompson wrote: > Currently if an active CPU fails to respond to a roundup request the > CPU that requested the roundup will become stuck. This needlessly > reduces the robustness of the debugger. > > This patch introduces a timeout allowing the system state to

[PATCH v3] kgdb: Timeout if secondary CPUs ignore the roundup

2014-11-11 Thread Daniel Thompson
Currently if an active CPU fails to respond to a roundup request the CPU that requested the roundup will become stuck. This needlessly reduces the robustness of the debugger. This patch introduces a timeout allowing the system state to be examined even when the system contains unresponsive process