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Message-ID: <20060801183826.GM22240@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:38:26 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: runtime disable for softlockup

The softlockup detector is damned handy, but a real pain if it
prevents your distro installer from running.
As a 'worse case scenario', with the diff below, users can
disable it at boot time, and still manage to get a box installed.

Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>

--- linux-2.6/init/main.c~	2006-03-05 00:45:51.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6/init/main.c	2006-03-05 00:49:41.000000000 -0500
@@ -640,6 +640,15 @@ static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
 	do_initcalls();
 }
 
+static int __initdata nosoftlockup;
+
+static int __init nosoftlockup_setup(char *str)
+{
+	nosoftlockup = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nosoftlockup", nosoftlockup_setup);
+
 static void do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)
 {
 	extern int spawn_ksoftirqd(void);
@@ -649,7 +657,8 @@ static void do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)
 	migration_init();
 #endif
 	spawn_ksoftirqd();
-	spawn_softlockup_task();
+	if (!nosoftlockup)
+		spawn_softlockup_task();
 }
 
 static void run_init_process(char *init_filename)

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