Re: Are we going too fast?

PinkFreud
2001-08-14T19:12:33Z

> PinkFreud <pf-kernel@mirkwood.net> :
> [...]
> > The unthinkable has happened - it locked up again. Same problem. No
> > keyboard, no mouse, no display, no network. It was as far gone as
> > possible.
>
> Is the nmi_oopser (Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt) inefficient here ?

>From Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt:
NOTE: currently the NMI-oopser is enabled unconditionally on x86 SMP
boxes.

I'm not specifically enabling it in LILO, but according to the docs, it's
enabled already. Unfortunately, the lockup happens when switching between
virtual consoles, so even if something WERE printed to the screen, I'm unlikely
to see it.

Side note: The lockup does *NOT* occur on 2.2.19 with SMP.

> Ueimor

Mike Edwards

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