linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] check_hung_task(): unsigned sysctl_hung_task

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Message-ID: <20081203091230.GG5668@elte.hu>
Date:	Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:12:30 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] check_hung_task(): unsigned sysctl_hung_task_warnings
	cannot be less than 0


* Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com> wrote:

> unsigned sysctl_hung_task_warnings cannot be less than 0
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
> ---
> in kernel/softlockup.c
> 
> unsigned long __read_mostly sysctl_hung_task_warnings = 10;
> ...
> static void check_hung_task()
> {
> ...
>         if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings < 0)
> 		return
>         sysctl_hung_task_warnings--;

applied to tip/core/urgent, thanks Roel!

Note, i changed the check to !0 instead - see below.

	Ingo

-------------->
>From 201955463a5c1a70d3f70d1598b27e4c2c402642 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:55:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] check_hung_task(): unsigned sysctl_hung_task_warnings cannot be less than 0

Impact: fix warnings-limit cutoff check for debug feature

unsigned sysctl_hung_task_warnings cannot be less than 0

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---
 kernel/softlockup.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 3953e4a..dc0b3be 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void check_hung_task(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long now)
 	if ((long)(now - t->last_switch_timestamp) <
 					sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs)
 		return;
-	if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings < 0)
+	if (!sysctl_hung_task_warnings)
 		return;
 	sysctl_hung_task_warnings--;
 

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