linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: nmi - fix incorrect NMI watchdog used by default

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Date:	Wed, 28 May 2008 21:08:43 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: nmi - fix incorrect NMI watchdog used by default


* Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com> wrote:

> The commit
> 
> 	commit 4b82b277707a39b97271439c475f186f63ec4692
> 	Author: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
> 	Date:   Sat May 24 19:36:35 2008 +0400
> 
> set nmi_watchdog to NMI_IO_APIC as by default. This causes hangs on 
> some machines with buggy watchdogs. Fix it - i.e. restore old 
> behaviour.
> 
> Thanks to Sitsofe Wheeler and Adrian Bunk for catching the problem and 
> Maciej W. Rozycki for explanation what is going on there.

applied, thanks Cyrill.

	Ingo
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