Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:53:50 -0700 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/6] [watchdog] combine nmi_watchdog and softlockup |
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:23:58 -0400 Don Zickus wrote:
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig > index 7331a16..98e3f5f 100644 > --- a/init/Kconfig > +++ b/init/Kconfig > @@ -948,8 +948,11 @@ config PERF_USE_VMALLOC > > config PERF_EVENTS_NMI > bool > + depends on PERF_EVENTS > help > - Arch has support for nmi_watchdog > + Arch can generate an NMI using the perf event subsystem
Hi Don,
I realize that you didn't introduce Arch in this help text, but can we eliminate him, please? E.g.:
Platform can generate an NMI using the perf event subsystem. or System hardware can generate an NMI using the perf event subsystem.
> + Also has support for calculating cpu cycle events to
CPU
> + determine how many clock cycles in a given period
period.
> > menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters"
--- ~Randy
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