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. Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 6fecc72..5b83279 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2329,11 +2329,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels Format: [panic,][nopanic,][num] Valid num: 0 or 1 - 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off - 1 - turn nmi_watchdog on + 0 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog off + 1 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog on When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs (or 'nopanic' to override the opposite - default). + default). To disable both hard and soft lockup detectors, + please see 'nowatchdog'. This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box quickly up again. -- 2.6.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
