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-rw-r--r--kernel/softlockup.c25
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 7bd8d1aadd5..b75b492fbfc 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -338,14 +338,33 @@ static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
.notifier_call = cpu_callback
};
-__init void spawn_softlockup_task(void)
+static int __initdata nosoftlockup;
+
+static int __init nosoftlockup_setup(char *str)
+{
+ nosoftlockup = 1;
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("nosoftlockup", nosoftlockup_setup);
+
+static int __init spawn_softlockup_task(void)
{
void *cpu = (void *)(long)smp_processor_id();
- int err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+ int err;
- BUG_ON(err == NOTIFY_BAD);
+ if (nosoftlockup)
+ return 0;
+
+ err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+ if (err == NOTIFY_BAD) {
+ BUG();
+ return 1;
+ }
cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_ONLINE, cpu);
register_cpu_notifier(&cpu_nfb);
atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &panic_block);
+
+ return 0;
}
+early_initcall(spawn_softlockup_task);