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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-01-06 13:17:26 -0500
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-01-06 13:17:26 -0500
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Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (146 commits) tools, perf: Documentation for the power events API perf: Add calls to suspend trace point perf script: Make some lists static perf script: Use the default lost event handler perf session: Warn about errors when processing pipe events too perf tools: Fix perf_event.h header usage perf test: Clarify some error reports in the open syscall test x86, NMI: Add touch_nmi_watchdog to io_check_error delay x86: Avoid calling arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() at the same time x86: Only call smp_processor_id in non-preempt cases perf timechart: Adjust perf timechart to the new power events perf: Clean up power events by introducing new, more generic ones perf: Do not export power_frequency, but power_start event perf test: Add test for counting open syscalls perf evsel: Auto allocate resources needed for some methods perf evsel: Use {cpu,thread}_map to shorten list of parameters perf tools: Refactor all_tids to hold nr and the map perf tools: Refactor cpumap to hold nr and the map perf evsel: Introduce per cpu and per thread open helpers perf evsel: Steal the counter reading routines from stat ...
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@@ -1579,20 +1579,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1579 1579
1580 nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels 1580 nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels
1581 Format: [panic,][num] 1581 Format: [panic,][num]
1582 Valid num: 0,1,2 1582 Valid num: 0
1583 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off 1583 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
1584 1 - use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog
1585 2 - use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using
1586 a performance counter. Note: This will use one
1587 performance counter and the local APIC's performance
1588 vector.
1589 When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog 1584 When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog
1590 timeout occurs. 1585 timeout occurs.
1591 This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and 1586 This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and
1592 need the box quickly up again. 1587 need the box quickly up again.
1593 Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following
1594 symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
1595 Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
1596 1588
1597 netpoll.carrier_timeout= 1589 netpoll.carrier_timeout=
1598 [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that 1590 [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that