linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, perf_p4: block PMIs on init to prevent a stream of unkown NMIs

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jan 2014 21:11:52 +0400
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
To:	Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, perf_p4:  block PMIs on init to prevent a stream of
 unkown NMIs

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:41:41AM -0500, Don Zickus wrote:
> I tested this on a P4 we have in our lab.  After two or three crashes, I could
> normally reproduce the problem.  Now after 10 crashes, everything continues
> to boot correctly.
> 
> Cc: Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
> Cc: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>

Looks good to me, thanks a lot Don!

Acked-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
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