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 <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index e07c432c731f..042588fa12e5 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1971,6 +1971,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
         snd-ymfpci=     [HW,ALSA]
 
+        softlockup_panic=
+                        [KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate panics.
+
         sonypi.*=       [HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver
                         See Documentation/sonypi.txt