x86, documentation: nmi_watchdog=2 works on x86_64
Signed-off-by: Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@gmail.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ kernel debugging options, such as Kernel Stack Meter or Kernel Tracer,
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may implicitly disable the NMI watchdog.]
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may implicitly disable the NMI watchdog.]
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For x86-64, the needed APIC is always compiled in, and the NMI watchdog is
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For x86-64, the needed APIC is always compiled in, and the NMI watchdog is
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always enabled with I/O-APIC mode (nmi_watchdog=1). Currently, local APIC
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always enabled with I/O-APIC mode (nmi_watchdog=1).
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mode (nmi_watchdog=2) does not work on x86-64.
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Using local APIC (nmi_watchdog=2) needs the first performance register, so
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Using local APIC (nmi_watchdog=2) needs the first performance register, so
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you can't use it for other purposes (such as high precision performance
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you can't use it for other purposes (such as high precision performance
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