Ion Badulescu wrote:
>
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 01:21:25 +1100, Andrew Morton <andrewm@uow.edu.au> wrote:
>
> > +/**
> > + * enable_nmi_watchdog - enables/disables NMI watchdog checking.
> > + * @yes: If zero, disable
>
> Ugh. I have a feeling that your chances to get Linus to accept this are
> extremely slim.
>
> Just have two functions, enable_nmi_watchdog and disable_nmi_watchdog.
> You can make them inline, or even macros...
You're right.
--- linux-2.4.2-ac16/include/linux/irq.h Fri Mar 9 17:11:17 2001
+++ linux-ac/include/linux/irq.h Sat Mar 10 13:34:22 2001
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@
#include <asm/hw_irq.h> /* the arch dependent stuff */
+/**
+ * nmi_watchdog_disable - disable NMI watchdog checking.
+ *
+ * If the architecture supports the NMI watchdog, nmi_watchdog_disable() may be used
+ * to temporarily disable it. Use nmi_watchdog_enable() later on. It is implemented
+ * via an up/down counter, so you must keep the calls balanced.
+ */
+#ifdef ARCH_HAS_NMI_WATCHDOG
+extern void nmi_watchdog_disable(void);
+extern void nmi_watchdog_enable(void);
+#else
+#define nmi_watchdog_disable() do{} while(0)
+#define nmi_watchdog_enable() do{} while(0)
+#endif
+
extern int handle_IRQ_event(unsigned int, struct pt_regs *, struct irqaction *);
extern int setup_irq(unsigned int , struct irqaction * );
--- linux-2.4.2-ac16/include/asm-i386/irq.h Fri Oct 8 03:17:09 1999
+++ linux-ac/include/asm-i386/irq.h Sat Mar 10 02:17:47 2001
@@ -32,4 +32,8 @@
extern void disable_irq_nosync(unsigned int);
extern void enable_irq(unsigned int);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
+#define ARCH_HAS_NMI_WATCHDOG /* See include/linux/irq.h */
+#endif
+
#endif /* _ASM_IRQ_H */
--- linux-2.4.2-ac16/drivers/char/sysrq.c Sun Feb 25 17:37:04 2001
+++ linux-ac/drivers/char/sysrq.c Sat Mar 10 13:07:46 2001
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/quotaops.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
#include <asm/ptrace.h>
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@
if (!key)
return;
+ /*
+ * Interrupts are disabled, and serial consoles are slow. So
+ * Let's suspend the NMI watchdog.
+ */
+ nmi_watchdog_disable();
console_loglevel = 7;
printk(KERN_INFO "SysRq: ");
switch (key) {
@@ -152,6 +158,7 @@
/* Don't use 'A' as it's handled specially on the Sparc */
}
+ nmi_watchdog_enable();
console_loglevel = orig_log_level;
}
--- linux-2.4.2-ac16/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c Fri Mar 9 17:10:51 2001
+++ linux-ac/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c Sat Mar 10 13:21:59 2001
@@ -226,6 +226,17 @@
}
static spinlock_t nmi_print_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static atomic_t nmi_watchdog_disabled = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+void nmi_watchdog_disable(void)
+{
+ atomic_inc(&nmi_watchdog_disabled);
+}
+
+void nmi_watchdog_enable(void)
+{
+ atomic_dec(&nmi_watchdog_disabled);
+}
void nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_regs * regs)
{
@@ -255,7 +266,7 @@
sum = apic_timer_irqs[cpu];
- if (last_irq_sums[cpu] == sum) {
+ if (last_irq_sums[cpu] == sum && atomic_read(&nmi_watchdog_disabled) == 0) {
/*
* Ayiee, looks like this CPU is stuck ...
* wait a few IRQs (5 seconds) before doing the oops ...
-
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