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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 7a01cc0b0b31..f97071ac9b4c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2320,11 +2320,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels Format: [panic,][nopanic,][num] Valid num: 0 or 1 - 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off - 1 - turn nmi_watchdog on + 0 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog off + 1 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog on When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs (or 'nopanic' to override the opposite - default). + default). To disable both hard and soft lockup detectors, + please see 'nowatchdog'. This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box quickly up again. |