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Re: [PATCH V2] kernel/hung_task.c: Introduce sysctl to print all traces when a hung task is detected

From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Date: 2020-03-23 23:39:35
Also in: cocci, linux-doc, linux-fsdevel, lkml

Hi,

On 3/23/20 2:46 PM, Guilherme G. Piccoli wrote:
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  6 ++++
 Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst   | 15 ++++++++++
 include/linux/sched/sysctl.h                  |  7 +++++
 kernel/hung_task.c                            | 30 +++++++++++++++++--
 kernel/sysctl.c                               | 11 +++++++
 5 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt predominantly uses "CPUs" for plural CPUs
when not part of a cmdline keyword etc., so please adjust below:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index c07815d230bc..7a14caac6c94 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1453,6 +1453,12 @@
 			x86-64 are 2M (when the CPU supports "pse") and 1G
 			(when the CPU supports the "pdpe1gb" cpuinfo flag).
 
+	hung_task_all_cpu_backtrace=
+			[KNL] Should kernel generate backtraces on all cpus
			                                               CPUs
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
+			when a hung task is detected. Defaults to 0 and can
+			be controlled by hung_task_all_cpu_backtrace sysctl.
+			Format: <integer>
+
 	hung_task_panic=
 			[KNL] Should the hung task detector generate panics.
 			Format: <integer>
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index def074807cee..8b4ff69d2348 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - hotplug
 - hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace
 - hardlockup_panic
+- hung_task_all_cpu_backtrace
 - hung_task_panic
 - hung_task_check_count
 - hung_task_timeout_secs
@@ -338,6 +339,20 @@ Path for the hotplug policy agent.
 Default value is "/sbin/hotplug".
 
 
+hung_task_all_cpu_backtrace:
+================
+
+If this option is set, the kernel will send an NMI to all CPUs to dump
+their backtraces when a hung task is detected. This file shows up if
+CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK and CONFIG_SMP are enabled.
+
+0: Won't show all CPUs backtraces when a hung task is detected.
+This is the default behavior.
+
+1: Will non-maskably interrupt all CPUs and dump their backtraces when
+a hung task is detected.
+
+
 hung_task_panic:
 ================
 

thanks.

-- 
~Randy
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