linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [20/58] x86: Always probe the NMI watchdog

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:42:32 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	BjÃ¶rn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@....de>
Cc:	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [20/58] x86: Always probe the NMI watchdog

On Thursday 19 July 2007 12:24:05 BjÃ¶rn Steinbrink wrote:
> On 2007.07.19 11:55:05 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > 
> > From: [** iso-8859-1 charset **] BjörnSteinbrink <B.Steinbrink@....de>
> > 
> > The performance counter allocator relies on the nmi watchdog being
> > probed, so we have to do that even if the watchdog is not enabled.
> 
> Are you going to revert your fixes to the msr->bit conversions? Or is
> this patch still required with them in place? I actually like your fix,
> as it also fixes the semantics of single_msr_reserve() (see other mail).
> 
> So, can we just drop this one?

Sorry, i already dropped it during final review; but it was still
in the list of patches to send out for review.

-Andi
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