linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] watchdog: do not unpark threads in watchdog_park

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Message-Id: <1443473052-3053-6-git-send-email-uobergfe@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:44:12 +0200
From:	Ulrich Obergfell <uobergfe@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dzickus@...hat.com, atomlin@...hat.com,
	uobergfe@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] watchdog: do not unpark threads in watchdog_park_threads() on error

If kthread_park() returns an error, watchdog_park_threads() should not
blindly 'roll back' the already parked threads to the unparked state.
Instead leave it up to the callers to handle such errors appropriately
in their context. For example, it is redundant to unpark the threads
if the lockup detectors will soon be disabled by the callers anyway.

Signed-off-by: Ulrich Obergfell <uobergfe@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/watchdog.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 3bc22a9..af70bf2 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -654,6 +654,12 @@ static struct smp_hotplug_thread watchdog_threads = {
 
 /*
  * park all watchdog threads that are specified in 'watchdog_cpumask'
+ *
+ * This function returns an error if kthread_park() of a watchdog thread
+ * fails. In this situation, the watchdog threads of some CPUs can already
+ * be parked and the watchdog threads of other CPUs can still be runnable.
+ * Callers are expected to handle this special condition as appropriate in
+ * their context.
  */
 static int watchdog_park_threads(void)
 {
@@ -665,10 +671,6 @@ static int watchdog_park_threads(void)
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (ret) {
-		for_each_watchdog_cpu(cpu)
-			kthread_unpark(per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu));
-	}
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	return ret;
-- 
1.7.11.7

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