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

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Message-ID: <20070719184536.GB10940@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:45:36 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@...lex86.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shai@...lex86.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Change softlockup trigger limit using a kernel
	parameter


* Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@...lex86.org> wrote:

> > also, i think the valid threshold should be between 1 and 60 seconds 
> > i think.
> 
> 60 seconds!  Is that not a pretty high threshold?  The reason for 
> lowering the tolerance threshold from 10s is to catch bugs early in 
> lab environments, but why do we need to raise the tolerance thresh 
> beyond 10s?

just in case someone sees false positives and wants to turn it off.

	Ingo
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