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[2/2] x86/unittests.cfg: the pmu testcase requires that nmi_watchdog is disabled

Message ID 1409077754-4163-3-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Chris J Arges Aug. 26, 2014, 6:29 p.m. UTC
If nmi_watchdog is enabled, it will take up a PMU counter causing the
all_counters testcase to fail. This additional check will error out if
nmi_watchdog is enabled and provide feedback for the user to configure the
host machine correctly.

Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
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 x86/unittests.cfg | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

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Paolo Bonzini Aug. 27, 2014, 1:29 p.m. UTC | #1
Il 26/08/2014 20:29, Chris J Arges ha scritto:
> If nmi_watchdog is enabled, it will take up a PMU counter causing the
> all_counters testcase to fail. This additional check will error out if
> nmi_watchdog is enabled and provide feedback for the user to configure the
> host machine correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
> ---
>  x86/unittests.cfg | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/x86/unittests.cfg b/x86/unittests.cfg
> index 0123944..badb08a 100644
> --- a/x86/unittests.cfg
> +++ b/x86/unittests.cfg
> @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ file = msr.flat
>  [pmu]
>  file = pmu.flat
>  extra_params = -cpu host
> +check = /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog=0
>  
>  [port80]
>  file = port80.flat
> 

Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/x86/unittests.cfg b/x86/unittests.cfg
index 0123944..badb08a 100644
--- a/x86/unittests.cfg
+++ b/x86/unittests.cfg
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@  file = msr.flat
 [pmu]
 file = pmu.flat
 extra_params = -cpu host
+check = /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog=0
 
 [port80]
 file = port80.flat