linux-kernel - [PATCH] watchdog: hpwdt: prevent multiple "NMI occurred" messages

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Message-Id: <20110809222833.2900.70975.sendpatchset@nchumbalkar.americas.cpqcorp.net>
Date:	Tue,  9 Aug 2011 22:27:26 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Naga Chumbalkar <nagananda.chumbalkar@...com>
To:	wim@...ana.be
Cc:	Naga Chumbalkar <nagananda.chumbalkar@...com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Mingarelli <thomas.mingarelli@...com>
Subject: [PATCH] watchdog: hpwdt: prevent multiple "NMI occurred" messages


On platforms with no iCRU support don't print two, (possibly conflicting), 
"NMI occurred" messages when the firmware is unable to source the NMI.

Please note that one of the enhancements to the v1.3.0 hpwdt driver is to panic and allow 
KDUMP to succeed even on NMIs that are unknown to the platform firmware.

Signed-off-by: Naga Chumbalkar <nagananda.chumbalkar@...com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Mingarelli <thomas.mingarelli@...com>

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 410fba4..809cbda 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -494,15 +494,16 @@ static int hpwdt_pretimeout(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long ulReason,
 		asminline_call(&cmn_regs, cru_rom_addr);
 	die_nmi_called = 1;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rom_lock, rom_pl);
+
+	if (allow_kdump)
+		hpwdt_stop();
+
 	if (!is_icru) {
 		if (cmn_regs.u1.ral == 0) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "hpwdt: An NMI occurred, "
+			panic("An NMI occurred, "
 				"but unable to determine source.\n");
 		}
 	}
-
-	if (allow_kdump)
-		hpwdt_stop();
 	panic("An NMI occurred, please see the Integrated "
 		"Management Log for details.\n");
 
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