linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 11/18] watchdog/hardlockup: Move perf hardlockup watchdog petting to watchdog.c

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2023 15:07:44 +0200
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 11/18] watchdog/hardlockup: Move perf hardlockup
 watchdog petting to watchdog.c

On Fri 2023-05-19 10:18:35, Douglas Anderson wrote:
> In preparation for the buddy hardlockup detector, which wants the same
> petting logic as the current perf hardlockup detector, move the code
> to watchdog.c. While doing this, rename the global variable to match
> others nearby. As part of this change we have to change the code to
> account for the fact that the CPU we're running on might be different
> than the one we're checking.
> 
> Currently the code in watchdog.c is guarded by
> CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF, which makes this change seem
> silly. However, a future patch will change this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr