linux-kernel - Re: [patches] Re: [PATCH] [14/19] i386: Disable nmi watchdog on all ThinkPads

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Message-Id: <200610212022.22911.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:22:22 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	patches@...-64.org
Cc:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patches] Re: [PATCH] [14/19] i386: Disable nmi watchdog on all ThinkPads


> Ouch, nasty.  I'm surprised no-one complained about this earlier.

i386 only enabled it post 2.6.18. I suppose nobody tested ThinkPads
after that.

Actually I should probably add it to 64bit too, but still waiting
for at least one report (maybe maybe they have already fixed it in
the Core2 capable models) 

-Andi
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