linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NMI watchdog: setup before enabling NMI watchdog

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Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:12:20 -0400
From:	Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dzickus@...hat.com,
	prarit@...hat.com, vgoyal@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NMI watchdog: setup before enabling NMI watchdog

> > There's a small window when NMI watchdog is being set up that if any 
> > NMIs are triggered, the NMI code will make make use of not initalized 
> > wd_ops elements:
> 
> btw, this looks a bit large and not that easy to trigger, so i think 
> it's v2.6.28 material - agreed?
Yep, this can wait.
Thanks Ingo

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Aristeu

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