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, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 5395a6176f4b..71f5972dc48e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ extern void softlockup_tick(void);
 extern void spawn_softlockup_task(void);
 extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void);
 extern void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void);
-extern unsigned long  softlockup_thresh;
+extern unsigned int  softlockup_panic;
+extern unsigned long softlockup_thresh;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_check_count;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_warnings;