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Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: Introduce update_arch_nmi_watchdog

From Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: Introduce update_arch_nmi_watchdog
Date 2016-10-07 06:40 +0200
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On Thu, Oct 06, 2016 at 03:16:42PM -0700, Babu Moger wrote:
> Currently we do not have a way to enable/disable arch specific
> watchdog handlers if it was implemented by any of the architectures.
> 
> This patch introduces new function update_arch_nmi_watchdog
> which can be used to enable/disable architecture specific NMI
> watchdog handlers. Also exposes watchdog_enabled variable outside
> so that arch specific nmi watchdogs can use it to implement
> enalbe/disable behavour.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@oracle.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/nmi.h |    1 +
>  kernel/watchdog.c   |   16 +++++++++++++---
>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
> index 4630eea..01b4830 100644
> --- a/include/linux/nmi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
> @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static inline bool trigger_allbutself_cpu_backtrace(void)
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
>  u64 hw_nmi_get_sample_period(int watchdog_thresh);
> +extern unsigned long watchdog_enabled;

The extern is within an #ifdef, but the definition later is
valid alway.
So extern definition should be outside the #ifdef to match the
actual implementation.

To manipulate / read watchdog_enabled two constants are used: 
NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED, SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED

They should be visible too, so uses do not fall into the trap
and uses constants (like in patch 2).

	Sam

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[PATCH 1/2] watchdog: Introduce update_arch_nmi_watchdog Babu Moger <babu.moger@oracle.com> - 2016-10-07 00:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: Introduce update_arch_nmi_watchdog Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> - 2016-10-07 06:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: Introduce update_arch_nmi_watchdog Babu Moger <babu.moger@oracle.com> - 2016-10-07 17:00 +0200

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