linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: RCU: update the stall warning message "timer=-1" to match reality

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1209212239230.31812@utopia.booyaka.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:39:38 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
cc:	Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@...ibm.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, "Bruce, Becky" <bbruce@...com>,
	"Hilman, Kevin" <khilman@...com>,
	"Shilimkar, Santosh" <santosh.shilimkar@...com>,
	"Hunter, Jon" <jon-hunter@...com>, snijsure@...d-net.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: RCU: update the stall warning message
 "timer=-1" to match reality

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012, Paul E. McKenney wrote:

> Good catch!  Even worse, it gives "timer=18446744073709551615" on
> 64-bit systems, which is no easier on the eyes.  I therefore changed
> the code to print a nicer message in this case, patch below.

Looks better, thanks.

- Paul
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