In certain occasions it is possible for a hung task detector positive to be false: continuation from a paused VM, for example.
Add a method to reset detection, similar as is done with other kernel watchdogs. Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosa...@redhat.com> Index: kvm/kernel/hung_task.c =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/kernel/hung_task.c +++ kvm/kernel/hung_task.c @@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct return ret; } +static atomic_t reset_hung_task = ATOMIC_INIT(0); + +void reset_hung_task_detector(void) +{ + atomic_set(&reset_hung_task, 1); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_hung_task_detector); + /* * kthread which checks for tasks stuck in D state */ @@ -216,6 +224,9 @@ static int watchdog(void *dummy) while (schedule_timeout_interruptible(timeout_jiffies(timeout))) timeout = sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs; + if (atomic_xchg(&reset_hung_task, 0)) + continue; + check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks(timeout); } Index: kvm/include/linux/sched.h =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/include/linux/sched.h +++ kvm/include/linux/sched.h @@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ static inline void lockup_detector_init( } #endif +#ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK +void reset_hung_task_detector(void); +#else +static inline void reset_hung_task_detector(void) +{ +} +#endif + /* Attach to any functions which should be ignored in wchan output. */ #define __sched __attribute__((__section__(".sched.text"))) Index: kvm/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c +++ kvm/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void pvclock_touch_watchdogs(void) touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync(); clocksource_touch_watchdog(); rcu_cpu_stall_reset(); + reset_hung_task_detector(); } static atomic64_t last_value = ATOMIC64_INIT(0); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/