Re: [PATCH][v3] hung_task: Panic after fixed number of hung tasks
From: Randy Dunlap <hidden>
Date: 2025-10-14 01:37:55
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Hi-- On 10/12/25 4:50 AM, lirongqing wrote:
From: Li RongQing <redacted>
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index a51ab46..7d9a8ee 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt@@ -1992,14 +1992,20 @@ the added memory block itself do not be affected. hung_task_panic= - [KNL] Should the hung task detector generate panics. - Format: 0 | 1 + [KNL] Number of hung tasks to trigger kernel panic. + Format: <int> + + Set this to the number of hung tasks that must be + detected before triggering a kernel panic. + + 0: don't panic + 1: panic immediately on first hung task + N: panic after N hung tasks are detect
are detected
- A value of 1 instructs the kernel to panic when a - hung task is detected. The default value is controlled - by the CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HUNG_TASK_PANIC build-time - option. The value selected by this boot parameter can - be changed later by the kernel.hung_task_panic sysctl. + The default value is controlled by the + CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HUNG_TASK_PANIC build-time option. The value + selected by this boot parameter can be changed later by the + kernel.hung_task_panic sysctl. hvc_iucv= [S390] Number of z/VM IUCV hypervisor console (HVC) terminal devices. Valid values: 0..8
-- ~Randy