linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/platform: Add a low priority low frequency NMI call chain

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Date:   Tue, 7 Mar 2017 08:13:02 -0800
From:   Mike Travis <mike.travis@....com>
To:     Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
CC:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Dimitri Sivanich <dimitri.sivanich@....com>,
        Frank Ramsay <frank.ramsay@....com>,
        Russ Anderson <russ.anderson@....com>,
        Tony Ernst <tony.ernst@....com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/platform: Add a low priority low frequency NMI
 call chain



On 3/7/2017 8:07 AM, Don Zickus wrote:
> Good to know.  I keep thinking of the hpwdt that wants to eat all NMIs, I
> believe that still registers on the unknown nmi (drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c).

Thanks for pointing that out.  I'm guessing this happens only on
HPE systems, which are now us... :)  I'll contact Thomas for more info.