Re: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: fix Octeon core watchdog timeout false alarm

2017-04-06 Thread David Miller
From: Felix Manlunas Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:26:57 -0700 > Detection of watchdog timeout of Octeon cores is flawed and susceptible to > false alarms. Refactor by removing the detection code, and in its place, > leverage existing code that monitors for an indication from the NIC > firmware that

[PATCH net-next] liquidio: fix Octeon core watchdog timeout false alarm

2017-04-04 Thread Felix Manlunas
Detection of watchdog timeout of Octeon cores is flawed and susceptible to false alarms. Refactor by removing the detection code, and in its place, leverage existing code that monitors for an indication from the NIC firmware that an Octeon core crashed; expand the meaning of the indication to "an