linux-kernel - [PATCH -rt 3/4] x86: nmi_watchdog NMI needed for irq_show_regs

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:17:48 -0700
From:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH -rt 3/4] x86: nmi_watchdog NMI needed for irq_show_regs_callback()

From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>

The -rt kernel doesn't panic immediately when NMI lockup detected.
Because the kernel waits show_regs on all cpus, but NMI is not come so
frequently.

Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/nmi_32.c |    7 +++++++
 arch/x86/kernel/nmi_64.c |    8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_32.c
index f55f05b..da9deb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_32.c
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ nmi_watchdog_tick(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned reason)
 				if (i == cpu)
 					continue;
 				nmi_show_regs[i] = 1;
+			}
+
+			smp_send_nmi_allbutself();
+
+			for_each_online_cpu(i) {
+				if (i == cpu)
+					continue;
 				while (nmi_show_regs[i] == 1)
 					cpu_relax();
 			}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_64.c
index 69cc737..5d3073c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi_64.c
@@ -412,10 +412,16 @@ nmi_watchdog_tick(struct pt_regs * regs, unsigned reason)
 				if (i == cpu)
 					continue;
 				nmi_show_regs[i] = 1;
+			}
+
+			smp_send_nmi_allbutself();
+
+			for_each_online_cpu(i) {
+				if (i == cpu)
+					continue;
 				while (nmi_show_regs[i] == 1)
 					cpu_relax();
 			}
-
 			die_nmi("NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU %d\n", regs,
 				panic_on_timeout);
 		}
-- 
1.5.4.1

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