watchdog: Add comments to explain the watchdog_disabled variable
The watchdog_disabled flag is a bit cryptic. However it's
usefulness 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@gmail.com>
[small text cleanups]
Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com>
Cc: chuansheng.liu@intel.com
Cc: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363113848-18344-1-git-send-email-dzickus@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
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return ret;
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set_sample_period();
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/*
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* Watchdog threads shouldn't be enabled if they are
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* disabled. The 'watchdog_disabled' variable check in
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* watchdog_*_all_cpus() function takes care of this.
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*/
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if (watchdog_enabled && watchdog_thresh)
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watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
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else
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