Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-37,: Re: Lockups - lost interrupt

# Re: Lockups - lost interrupt

Scott Lurndal (slurn@griffin.engr.sgi.com)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 10:23:25 -0700 (PDT)

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> On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 mingo@chiara.csoma.elte.hu wrote:
>
> >FYI, i'm working on a patch for 2.3 that adds the NMI oopser (optionally,
> >because 1) it doesnt work on all SMP boxes, and 2) it forces the timer irq
> >to the BP) to the 2.3 kernel. Looks like one of the most common uses of
> >IKD is lockup detection - the rest is mostly used by kernel hackers. I'll
>
> Yes. Also the print-eip patch may be useful to sort out lockups.
>
> >post it together with some other x86 APIC fixes and irq cleanups soon.
>
> If you agree I can merge it into the ikd patch when your new one will be
> ready. Also I think it's the time to port the IKD patch to 2.3.18ac1... ;)
>
> I have a question about debuggers. Is kdb GPL'd? If so and if Scott will

Yes, KDB is gpl'ed.

> agree I can merge it into the IKD patch while porting the current ikd

Please feel free.

> patch to 2.3.x. If I'll merge kdb I can remove the old debugger that
> doesn't work for people (SIGTRAP probelem and I had not the time to go
> into that myself).

Thanks.

scott
>
> Andrea
>

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