From 5abbcf29928966b28d70f8a0da424f55582f8603 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcin Slusarz Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:06:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] x86, documentation: nmi_watchdog=2 works on x86_64 Signed-off-by: Marcin Slusarz Cc: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt b/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt index c025a4561c10..757c729ee42e 100644 --- a/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt +++ b/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ kernel debugging options, such as Kernel Stack Meter or Kernel Tracer, may implicitly disable the NMI watchdog.] For x86-64, the needed APIC is always compiled in, and the NMI watchdog is -always enabled with I/O-APIC mode (nmi_watchdog=1). Currently, local APIC -mode (nmi_watchdog=2) does not work on x86-64. +always enabled with I/O-APIC mode (nmi_watchdog=1). Using local APIC (nmi_watchdog=2) needs the first performance register, so you can't use it for other purposes (such as high precision performance -- GitLab