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| @@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ to the overall system performance. | |||
| 69 | On x86 nmi_watchdog is disabled by default so you have to enable it with | 69 | On x86 nmi_watchdog is disabled by default so you have to enable it with |
| 70 | a boot time parameter. | 70 | a boot time parameter. |
| 71 | 71 | ||
| 72 | It's possible to disable the NMI watchdog in run-time by writing "0" to | ||
| 73 | /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog. Writing "1" to the same file will re-enable | ||
| 74 | the NMI watchdog. Notice that you still need to use "nmi_watchdog=" parameter | ||
| 75 | at boot time. | ||
| 76 | |||
| 72 | NOTE: In kernels prior to 2.4.2-ac18 the NMI-oopser is enabled unconditionally | 77 | NOTE: In kernels prior to 2.4.2-ac18 the NMI-oopser is enabled unconditionally |
| 73 | on x86 SMP boxes. | 78 | on x86 SMP boxes. |
| 74 | 79 | ||