linux-kernel - [PATCH] [2/4] x86_64: Fix to keep watchdog disabled by default for i386/x86

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Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:40:35 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	dgollub@...e.de, patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...l.org
Subject: [PATCH] [2/4] x86_64: Fix to keep watchdog disabled by default for i386/x86_64


From: Daniel Gollub <dgollub@...e.de>
Fixed wrong expression which enabled watchdogs even if nmi_watchdog kernel 
parameter wasn't set. This regression got slightly introduced with commit 
b7471c6da94d30d3deadc55986cc38d1ff57f9ca.

Introduced NMI_DISABLED (-1) which allows to switch the value of NMI_DEFAULT 
without breaking the APIC NMI watchdog code (again).

Fixes:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=298084
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7839
And likely some more nmi_watchdog=0 related issues.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Gollub <dgollub@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

---
Index: linux/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ static int __init detect_init_APIC (void
 	if (l & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE)
 		mp_lapic_addr = l & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BASE;
 
-	if (nmi_watchdog != NMI_NONE)
+	if (nmi_watchdog != NMI_NONE && nmi_watchdog != NMI_DISABLED)
 		nmi_watchdog = NMI_LOCAL_APIC;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Found and enabled local APIC!\n");
Index: linux/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int __init check_nmi_watchdog(voi
 	unsigned int *prev_nmi_count;
 	int cpu;
 
-	if ((nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE) || (nmi_watchdog == NMI_DEFAULT))
+	if ((nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE) || (nmi_watchdog == NMI_DISABLED))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&nmi_active))
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *t
 	if (!!old_state == !!nmi_watchdog_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) < 0) {
+	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) < 0 || nmi_watchdog == NMI_DISABLED) {
 		printk( KERN_WARNING "NMI watchdog is permanently disabled\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
Index: linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
+++ linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int __init check_nmi_watchdog (void)
 	int *counts;
 	int cpu;
 
-	if ((nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE) || (nmi_watchdog == NMI_DEFAULT))
+	if ((nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE) || (nmi_watchdog == NMI_DISABLED)) 
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&nmi_active))
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *t
 	if (!!old_state == !!nmi_watchdog_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) < 0) {
+	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) < 0 || nmi_watchdog == NMI_DISABLED) {
 		printk( KERN_WARNING "NMI watchdog is permanently disabled\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
Index: linux/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ extern int nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_
 
 extern atomic_t nmi_active;
 extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
-#define NMI_DEFAULT     -1
+#define NMI_DISABLED    -1
 #define NMI_NONE	0
 #define NMI_IO_APIC	1
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2
 #define NMI_INVALID	3
+#define NMI_DEFAULT	NMI_DISABLED
 
 struct ctl_table;
 struct file;
Index: linux/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
+++ linux/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ extern int setup_nmi_watchdog(char *);
 
 extern atomic_t nmi_active;
 extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
-#define NMI_DEFAULT	-1
+#define NMI_DISABLED    -1
 #define NMI_NONE	0
 #define NMI_IO_APIC	1
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2
 #define NMI_INVALID	3
+#define NMI_DEFAULT	NMI_DISABLED
 
 struct ctl_table;
 struct file;
-
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