[PATCH] [Watchdog][Trivial] Added comments to explain watchdog_disabled variable

From: anish kumar
Date: Fri Feb 01 2013 - 08:34:01 EST


From: anish kumar <anish198519851985@xxxxxxxxx>

This watchdog_disabled flag is bit of cryptic.Howerver it's usefullnes is multifold.
Uses are:
1. Check if smpboot_register_percpu_thread function passed.
2. Makes sure that user enables and disables the watchdog in sequence
i.e. enable watchdog->disable watchdog->enable watchdog
Unlike enable watchdog->enable watchdog which is wrong.

Signed-off-by: anish kumar <anish198519851985@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/watchdog.c | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 75a2ab3..6ef638b 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void)
for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
per_cpu(watchdog_touch_ts, cpu) = 0;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs);

#ifdef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
--
1.7.1

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