linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Change softlockup trigger limit using a kernel parameter

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:11:42 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@...lex86.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shai@...lex86.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Change softlockup trigger limit using a kernel
	parameter


* Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> > +softlockup_thresh:
> > +
> > +This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance
> > +threshold. The default threshold is 10s.  If a cpu is locked up
> > +for 10s, the kernel complains.  Valid values are 1-10s.
> > +
> 
> neato.

please make sure this is applied after the softlockup watchdog patches i 
already did. (in particular the cleanup patch, which this could interact 
with)

also, i think the valid threshold should be between 1 and 60 seconds i 
think.

	Ingo
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