2018-10-24 15:54:01

by Laurence Oberman

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Subject: [PATCH] V2 init/main.c Enable watchdog_thresh control from kernel line

Both graphics and serial consoles are exposed to hard lockups
when handling a large amount of messaging. The kernel watchdog_thresh
parameter up to now has not been available to be set on the kernel line for
early boot.
This patch allows the setting of watchdog_thresh to be increased
when needed to avoid the hard lockups in the console code.

Signed-off-by: Laurence Oberman <[email protected]>
---
init/main.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index e4a3160..5882750 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -977,6 +977,15 @@ static int __init set_debug_rodata(char *str)
__setup("rodata=", set_debug_rodata);
#endif

+static int __init
+is_watchdog_thresh_setup(char *str)
+{
+ get_option(&str, &watchdog_thresh);
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("watchdog_thresh=", is_watchdog_thresh_setup);
+
+
#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
static void mark_readonly(void)
{
--
1.8.3.1

---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index bf03fe4..a5280a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4615,6 +4615,14 @@
or other driver-specific files in the
Documentation/watchdog/ directory.

+ watchdog_thresh=
+ This parameter is now available as a kernel line
+ parameter. Use watchdog_thresh=30 as example
+ This will allow early boot changes of the current
+ default of 10s to be increased when needed to
+ avoid hard lockups.
+ Default: 10
+
workqueue.watchdog_thresh=
If CONFIG_WQ_WATCHDOG is configured, workqueue can
warn stall conditions and dump internal state to
--
1.8.3.1



2018-10-24 16:21:46

by Randy Dunlap

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] V2 init/main.c Enable watchdog_thresh control from kernel line

On 10/24/18 8:53 AM, Laurence Oberman wrote:
> Both graphics and serial consoles are exposed to hard lockups
> when handling a large amount of messaging. The kernel watchdog_thresh
> parameter up to now has not been available to be set on the kernel line for
> early boot.
> This patch allows the setting of watchdog_thresh to be increased
> when needed to avoid the hard lockups in the console code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laurence Oberman <[email protected]>
> ---
> init/main.c | 9 +++++++++
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
> index e4a3160..5882750 100644
> --- a/init/main.c
> +++ b/init/main.c
> @@ -977,6 +977,15 @@ static int __init set_debug_rodata(char *str)
> __setup("rodata=", set_debug_rodata);
> #endif
>
> +static int __init
> +is_watchdog_thresh_setup(char *str)
> +{
> + get_option(&str, &watchdog_thresh);
> + return 1;
> +}
> +__setup("watchdog_thresh=", is_watchdog_thresh_setup);
> +
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
> static void mark_readonly(void)
> {
>

Hi Laurence,

Let's make this into more of a complete patch.

a. update the diffstat to include the Documentation change

b. send the patch with the Documentation change as part of the same patch,
not as a separate patch (It looks like the multiple "---" lines in the
email are confusing.)

c. send the patch to someone who can merge it: scripts/get_maintainer.pl top
suggestions are:
Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> or Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>

thanks,
--
~Randy