From 9c44bc03fff44ff04237a7d92e35304a0e50c331 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ingo Molnar Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:21:04 +0200 Subject: softlockup: allow panic on lockup allow users to configure the softlockup detector to generate a panic instead of a warning message. high-availability systems might opt for this strict method (combined with panic_timeout= boot option/sysctl), instead of generating softlockup warnings ad infinitum. also, automated tests work better if the system reboots reliably (into a safe kernel) in case of a lockup. The full spectrum of configurability is supported: boot option, sysctl option and Kconfig option. it's default-disabled. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- lib/Kconfig.debug | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lib/Kconfig.debug') diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index d2099f41aa1..509ae35a9ef 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ config DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP help Say Y here to enable the kernel to detect "soft lockups", which are bugs that cause the kernel to loop in kernel - mode for more than 10 seconds, without giving other tasks a + mode for more than 60 seconds, without giving other tasks a chance to run. When a soft-lockup is detected, the kernel will print the @@ -159,6 +159,30 @@ config DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP can be detected via the NMI-watchdog, on platforms that support it.) +config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC + bool "Panic (Reboot) On Soft Lockups" + depends on DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP + help + Say Y here to enable the kernel to panic on "soft lockups", + which are bugs that cause the kernel to loop in kernel + mode for more than 60 seconds, without giving other tasks a + chance to run. + + The panic can be used in combination with panic_timeout, + to cause the system to reboot automatically after a + lockup has been detected. This feature is useful for + high-availability systems that have uptime guarantees and + where a lockup must be resolved ASAP. + + Say N if unsure. + +config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE + int + depends on DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP + range 0 1 + default 0 if !BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC + default 1 if BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC + config SCHED_DEBUG bool "Collect scheduler debugging info" depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PROC_FS -- cgit v1.2.3