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Date:	Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:12:42 GMT
From:	tip-bot for Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...hat.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu, dzickus@...hat.com
Subject: [tip:perf/nmi] nmi_watchdog: Use a boolean config flag for compiling

Commit-ID:  c3128fb6ad39b0edda6675d20585a64846cf89ea
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/c3128fb6ad39b0edda6675d20585a64846cf89ea
Author:     Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:19:18 -0500
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CommitDate: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:19:43 +0100

nmi_watchdog: Use a boolean config flag for compiling

Determines if an arch has setup arch specific perf_events and
nmi_watchdog code.  This should restrict compiles to only those
arches ready.

Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
Cc: peterz@...radead.org
Cc: gorcunov@...il.com
Cc: aris@...hat.com
LKML-Reference: <1266013161-31197-1-git-send-email-dzickus@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig  |    1 +
 init/Kconfig      |    5 +++++
 lib/Kconfig.debug |    3 +--
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index cbcbfde..4f9685f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZO
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
 	select PERF_EVENTS
+	select PERF_EVENTS_NMI
 	select ANON_INODES
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KMEMCHECK
 	select HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index ada4844..7331a16 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -946,6 +946,11 @@ config PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 	help
 	  See tools/perf/design.txt for details
 
+config PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+	bool
+	help
+	  Arch has support for nmi_watchdog
+
 menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters"
 
 config PERF_EVENTS
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index acef882..01a4d85 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ config DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
 
 config NMI_WATCHDOG
 	bool "Detect Hard Lockups with an NMI Watchdog"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PERF_EVENTS
-	depends on X86
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PERF_EVENTS && PERF_EVENTS_NMI
 	default y
 	help
 	  Say Y here to enable the kernel to use the NMI as a watchdog
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