4 files changed, 40 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 111fd28727ec..8984a5396271 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -320,6 +320,14 @@ kernel.  This value defaults to SHMMAX.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+softlockup_thresh:
+
+This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance
+threshold. The default threshold is 10s.  If a cpu is locked up
+for 10s, the kernel complains.  Valid values are 1-60s.
+
+==============================================================
+
 tainted: 
 
 Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted.  Numeric values, which
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 59738efff8ad..e643357eda05 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ 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 int softlockup_thresh;
 #else
 static inline void softlockup_tick(void)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 72c2561ff5f8..edeeef3a6a32 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, print_timestamp);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, watchdog_task);
 
 static int did_panic;
+int softlockup_thresh = 10;
 
 static int
 softlock_panic(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
@@ -104,13 +105,15 @@ void softlockup_tick(void)
                 wake_up_process(per_cpu(watchdog_task, this_cpu));
 
         /* Warn about unreasonable 10+ seconds delays: */
-        if (now <= (touch_timestamp + 10))
+        if (now <= (touch_timestamp + softlockup_thresh))
                 return;
 
         per_cpu(print_timestamp, this_cpu) = touch_timestamp;
 
         spin_lock(&print_lock);
-        printk(KERN_ERR "BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#%d!\n", this_cpu);
+        printk(KERN_ERR "BUG: soft lockup - CPU#%d stuck for %lus! [%s:%d]\n",
+                        this_cpu, now - touch_timestamp,
+                                current->comm, current->pid);
         if (regs)
                 show_regs(regs);
         else
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 5e63de0f9ee2..dde3d53e8adc 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ extern int maps_protect;
 extern int sysctl_stat_interval;
 extern int audit_argv_kb;
 
+/* Constants used for minimum and  maximum */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
+static int one = 1;
+static int sixty = 60;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+static int two = 2;
+#endif
+
+static int zero;
+static int one_hundred = 100;
+
 /* this is needed for the proc_dointvec_minmax for [fs_]overflow UID and GID */
 static int maxolduid = 65535;
 static int minolduid;
@@ -711,6 +724,19 @@ static ctl_table kern_table[] = {
                 .proc_handler   = &proc_dointvec,
         },
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
+        {
+                .ctl_name       = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+                .procname       = "softlockup_thresh",
+                .data           = &softlockup_thresh,
+                .maxlen         = sizeof(int),
+                .mode           = 0644,
+                .proc_handler   = &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+                .strategy       = &sysctl_intvec,
+                .extra1         = &one,
+                .extra2         = &sixty,
+        },
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
         {
                 .ctl_name       = KERN_COMPAT_LOG,
@@ -757,13 +783,6 @@ static ctl_table kern_table[] = {
         { .ctl_name = 0 }
 };
 
-/* Constants for minimum and maximum testing in vm_table.
-   We use these as one-element integer vectors. */
-static int zero;
-static int two = 2;
-static int one_hundred = 100;
-
-
 static ctl_table vm_table[] = {
         {
                 .ctl_name       = VM_OVERCOMMIT_MEMORY,