Re: hangcheck_reboot=1

From: Andreas Piesk <a.piesk_at_gmx.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:34:16 -0700
Message-ID: <1185467656.649202.42100@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>

On 26 Jul., 18:08, oracle_man <oracle_..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My question is: Why did the Oracle consultant add this: "options
> hangcheck_timer hangcheck_reboot=1" to /etc/modprobe.conf?
>

ask the module itself:

# modinfo hangcheck-timer
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.9-55.0.2.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/char/ hangcheck-timer.ko

parm:           hangcheck_tick:Timer delay.
parm:           hangcheck_margin:If the hangcheck timer has been
delayed more than hangcheck_margin seconds, the driver will fire.
parm:           hangcheck_reboot:If nonzero, the machine will reboot
when the timer margin is exceeded.
parm:           hangcheck_dump_tasks:If nonzero, the machine will dump
the system task state when the timer margin is exceeded.
author:         Oracle

description: Hangcheck-timer detects when the system has gone out to lunch past a certain margin.

license:        GPL
version:        0.9.0 11D9ADD4A184CBBE74CC6B2
vermagic:       2.6.9-55.0.2.ELsmp SMP 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4

depends:

regards,
-ap Received on Thu Jul 26 2007 - 11:34:16 CDT