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

From Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] doc: Clarify that nmi_watchdog param is for hardlockups
Date 2015-10-11 23:50 +0200
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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 15:40:42 -0400
Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.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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[PATCH] doc: Clarify that nmi_watchdog param is for hardlockups Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 21:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] doc: Clarify that nmi_watchdog param is for hardlockups Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> - 2015-10-11 23:50 +0200

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