Re: [patch] smp-2.3.43-B5, x86 SMP fixes

From: Ingo Molnar (mingo@chiara.csoma.elte.hu)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2000 - 11:00:20 EST


On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Manfred Spraul wrote:

> * we are running with enabled interrupts, NMI detection won't find the
> lock-up.

btw., if it still happens for anyone, i'd rather prefer temporarily
looping in there with interrupt disabled, thus the NMI-watchdog will find
the lockup in a natural way. (it shouldnt matter as the typical cross-CPU
latency is around 5 microseconds, and it's a debugging check anyway.)

-- mingo

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