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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2011-05-20 20:06:24 +0200
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Using RCU's CPU Stall Detector
-The CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR kernel config parameter enables
-RCU's CPU stall detector, which detects conditions that unduly delay
-RCU grace periods. The stall detector's idea of what constitutes
-"unduly delayed" is controlled by a set of C preprocessor macros:
+The rcu_cpu_stall_suppress module parameter enables RCU's CPU stall
+detector, which detects conditions that unduly delay RCU grace periods.
+This module parameter enables CPU stall detection by default, but
+may be overridden via boot-time parameter or at runtime via sysfs.
+The stall detector's idea of what constitutes "unduly delayed" is
+controlled by a set of kernel configuration variables and cpp macros:
-RCU_SECONDS_TILL_STALL_CHECK
+CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_TIMEOUT
- This macro defines the period of time that RCU will wait from
- the beginning of a grace period until it issues an RCU CPU
- stall warning. This time period is normally ten seconds.
+ This kernel configuration parameter defines the period of time
+ that RCU will wait from the beginning of a grace period until it
+ issues an RCU CPU stall warning. This time period is normally
+ ten seconds.
RCU_SECONDS_TILL_STALL_RECHECK
This macro defines the period of time that RCU will wait after
issuing a stall warning until it issues another stall warning
- for the same stall. This time period is normally set to thirty
- seconds.
+ for the same stall. This time period is normally set to three
+ times the check interval plus thirty seconds.
RCU_STALL_RAT_DELAY