Re: [PATCH] Add the word 'Warning' in check_nmi_watchdog() output

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Wed Nov 21 2007 - 15:42:12 EST


On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Don Zickus wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 10:34:59AM -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:14:20 -0500
> > Don Zickus <dzickus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Our automated test suite looks for keywords like error, fail, warning
> > > in the boot log. In the case when the nmi watchdog is determined to
> > > be stuck in check_nmi_watchdog(), none of those keywords are
> > > displayed.
> >
> >
> > please make it at least consistent with the other kernel level bad
> > things, and use "WARNING:"....
>
> Good point. I'll repost.

Before you repost, please add an appropriate KERN_WARN prefix to the
printk and run your patch through scripts/checkpatch.pl.

tglx
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