linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc: Clarify that nmi_watchdog param is for hardlockups

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Message-ID: <20151011154132.2f846895@lwn.net>
Date:	Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:41:32 -0600
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org (open list:DOCUMENTATION),
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: Clarify that nmi_watchdog param is for hardlockups

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 15:40:42 -0400
Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com> wrote:

> The kernel NMI watchdog acts as both a hardlockup and softlockup detector.
> However, the kernel parameter nmi_watchdog can only enable or disable the
> hardlockup detector. Clarify that in the documentation.

Applied to the docs tree, thanks.

jon
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