Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] genirq: Provide basic NMI management for interrupt lines

[Julien Thierry]

On 17/07/18 12:28, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 12:13:44PM +0100, Julien Thierry wrote:
>
> > I'm a bit unsure about this one. In practice NMI handlers shouldn't take
> > forever nor block the system for too long.
>
> On x86 at least, kgdb can be in NMI context for extended periods. Not
> saying that's a good thing, but on occasion we get reports on stuff
> coming apart because of that.
>
> (most times we tell people to not do that then)

Thanks for the explanation. I'll remove the function to avoid issues 
related to those scenario to arise.

Thanks,

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Julien Thierry