hung_task: add method to reset detector

In certain occasions it is possible for a hung task detector
positive to be false: continuation from a paused VM, for example.

Add a method to reset detection, similar as is done
with other kernel watchdogs.

Acked-by: Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 3e97fb1..dfdf515 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static atomic_t reset_hung_task = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+void reset_hung_task_detector(void)
+{
+	atomic_set(&reset_hung_task, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_hung_task_detector);
+
 /*
  * kthread which checks for tasks stuck in D state
  */
@@ -216,6 +224,9 @@ static int watchdog(void *dummy)
 		while (schedule_timeout_interruptible(timeout_jiffies(timeout)))
 			timeout = sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs;
 
+		if (atomic_xchg(&reset_hung_task, 0))
+			continue;
+
 		check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks(timeout);
 	}