Re: [PATCH 1/2] hung_task: Reset warning budget when problem gets resolved

From: Lance Yang

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 22:25:34 EST




On 2026/8/4 08:15, Aaron Tomlin wrote:
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

sysctl_hung_task_warnings counts how many hung tasks are reported.
The watchdog does not report anything once the limit is reached.
Currently, this budget is decremented permanently, meaning the kernel is
left blind to subsequent hung tasks even after the original issue resolves.

Keep the global sysctl_hung_task_warnings intact, and instead decrement
a copy (hung_task_warnings_printed) when warnings are printed. Reset
the copy back to the configured sysctl_hung_task_warnings limit once the
problem on the system gets resolved and check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks()
detects no hung tasks in a check interval.

Also keep the copy updated when the global sysctl_hung_task_warnings
value is updated via sysctl, and update documentation to reflect
the new behavior.

Assisted-by: gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

Was a bit surprised not to see any tag from you here. I’d assumed you’d
be taking this through testing and spinning v7, so I expected your SoB +
Suggested-by Petr.

Keeping both SoBs works too; either way, you’ve definitely earned yours
here.

Assisted-by: gemini-3.5-flash
Suggested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Same goes for patch #02, btw :)

Thanks, Lance