Re: [regression] 3.7+ suspend to RAM/offline CPU fails with nmi_watchdog=0(bisected)

From: Joseph Salisbury
Date: Wed Nov 28 2012 - 11:57:15 EST


On 11/23/2012 08:11 AM, Norbert Warmuth wrote:
Thomas Gleixner writes:
On Wed, 21 Nov 2012, Norbert Warmuth wrote:
3.7-rc6 booted with nmi_watchdog=0 fails to suspend to RAM or
offline CPUs. It's reproducable with a KVM guest and physical
system.
Does the patch below fix it?
Yes.

- Norbert

diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 9d4c8d5..e3ef521 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ static void watchdog_disable(unsigned int cpu)
{
struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_hrtimer);
+ if (!watchdog_enabled)
+ return;
+
watchdog_set_prio(SCHED_NORMAL, 0);
hrtimer_cancel(hrtimer);
/* disable the perf event */
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Hi Thomas,

Your patch also fixes a bug[0] reported against Ubuntu. I assume the window for v3.7 is closed. Will you be submitting this patch for inclusion in v3.8?

Thanks,

Joe

[0] http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1079534

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