Detect Soft Lockups
configname: CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Kernel hacking
└─>Debug Lockups and Hangs
└─>Detect Soft Lockups
In linux kernel since version 3.10 (release Date: 2013-06-30)
Say Y here to enable the kernel to act as a watchdog to detect
soft lockups.
Softlockups are bugs that cause the kernel to loop in kernel
mode for more than 20 seconds, without giving other tasks a
chance to run. The current stack trace is displayed upon
detection and the system will stay locked up.
soft lockups.
Softlockups are bugs that cause the kernel to loop in kernel
mode for more than 20 seconds, without giving other tasks a
chance to run. The current stack trace is displayed upon
detection and the system will stay locked up.