linux_dsm_epyc7002/arch
Ravikiran G Thirumalai 92715e282b [PATCH] x86: Fix boot hang due to nmi watchdog init code
2.6.19  stopped booting (or booted based on build/config) on our x86_64
systems due to a bug introduced in 2.6.19.  check_nmi_watchdog schedules an
IPI on all cpus to  busy wait on a flag, but fails to set the busywait
flag if NMI functionality is disabled.  This causes the secondary cpus
to spin in an endless loop, causing the kernel bootup to hang.
Depending upon the build, the  busywait flag got overwritten (stack variable)
and caused  the kernel to bootup on certain builds.  Following patch fixes
the bug by setting the busywait flag before returning from check_nmi_watchdog.
I guess using a stack variable is not good here as the calling function could
potentially return while the busy wait loop is still spinning on the flag.

AK: I redid the patch significantly to be cleaner

Signed-off-by: Ravikiran Thirumalai <kiran@scalex86.org>
Signed-off-by: Shai Fultheim <shai@scalex86.org>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
2006-12-09 21:33:35 +01:00
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alpha [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
arm [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
arm26 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
avr32 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
cris [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
frv [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
h8300 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
i386 [PATCH] x86: Fix boot hang due to nmi watchdog init code 2006-12-09 21:33:35 +01:00
ia64 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
m32r [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
m68k [PATCH] m68k: EXPORT_SYMBOL(cache_{clear,push}) bogus comment 2006-12-09 09:41:18 -08:00
m68knommu [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
mips [PATCH] add STB810 support (Philips PNX8550-based) 2006-12-09 01:04:00 +00:00
parisc [PATCH] Generic ioremap_page_range: parisc conversion 2006-12-08 08:28:52 -08:00
powerpc [PATCH] LOG2: Provide ilog2() fallbacks for powerpc 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ppc [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
s390 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6 2006-12-08 11:21:55 -08:00
sh [PATCH] Generic ioremap_page_range: sh conversion 2006-12-08 08:28:52 -08:00
sh64 [PATCH] Generic ioremap_page_range: sh64 conversion 2006-12-08 08:28:52 -08:00
sparc [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
sparc64 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
um [PATCH] tty: switch to ktermios 2006-12-08 08:28:57 -08:00
v850 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
x86_64 [PATCH] x86: Fix boot hang due to nmi watchdog init code 2006-12-09 21:33:35 +01:00
xtensa [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00