From: anish kumar <anish198519851...@gmail.com>
This watchdog_disabled flag is bit of cryptic.Howerver it's usefullnes is
multifold.
Uses are:
1. Check if smpboot_register_percpu_thread function passed.
2. Makes sure that user enables and disables the watchdog in sequence
i.e. enable watchdog->disable watchdog->enable watchdog
Unlike enable watchdog->enable watchdog which is wrong.
Signed-off-by: anish kumar <anish198519851...@gmail.com>
---
kernel/watchdog.c | 5 +++++
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 6ef638b..dfd843a 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -519,6 +519,11 @@ int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
return ret;
set_sample_period();
+ /*
+ * We shouldn't enable watchdog threads if it is not
+ * disabled.This is done by watchdog_disabled
+ * variable check in watchdog_*_all_cpus function.
+ */
if (watchdog_enabled && watchdog_thresh)
watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
else
--
1.7.1
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