Re: i386 nmi_watchdog: Merge check_nmi_watchdog fixes from x86_64

[Bill Davidsen]

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> The per cpu nmi watchdog timer is based on an event counter.  
> idle cpus don't generate events so the NMI watchdog doesn't fire
> and the test to see if the watchdog is working fails.

Question: given all the concern about reducing clocks and all, do we 
actually need nmi on more than one CPU? Are there cases where a single 
CPU hangs in idle on an SMP system?

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 last possible moment - but no longer"  -me
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