[patch 1/3] hung_task: add method to reset detector

From: Marcelo Tosatti
Date: Mon Oct 07 2013 - 21:06:53 EST


In certain occasions it is possible for a hung task detector
positive to be false: continuation from a paused VM, for example.

Add a method to reset detection, similar as is done
with other kernel watchdogs.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@xxxxxxxxxx>

Index: kvm/kernel/hung_task.c
===================================================================
--- kvm.orig/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ kvm/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct
return ret;
}

+static atomic_t reset_hung_task = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+void reset_hung_task_detector(void)
+{
+ atomic_set(&reset_hung_task, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_hung_task_detector);
+
/*
* kthread which checks for tasks stuck in D state
*/
@@ -216,6 +224,9 @@ static int watchdog(void *dummy)
while (schedule_timeout_interruptible(timeout_jiffies(timeout)))
timeout = sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs;

+ if (atomic_xchg(&reset_hung_task, 0))
+ continue;
+
check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks(timeout);
}

Index: kvm/include/linux/hung_task.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ kvm/include/linux/hung_task.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * linux/include/linux/hung_task.h
+ */
+#ifndef LINUX_HUNG_TASK_H
+#define LINUX_HUNG_TASK_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK
+void reset_hung_task_detector(void);
+#else
+static inline void reset_hung_task_detector(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif


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