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-rw-r--r--kernel/softlockup.c7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 97977ecc317..d53ab702a7d 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -130,8 +130,11 @@ void softlockup_tick(void)
now = get_timestamp(this_cpu);
- /* Wake up the high-prio watchdog task every second: */
- if (now > (touch_timestamp + 1))
+ /*
+ * Wake up the high-prio watchdog task twice per
+ * threshold timespan.
+ */
+ if (now > touch_timestamp + softlockup_thresh/2)
wake_up_process(per_cpu(watchdog_task, this_cpu));
/* Warn about unreasonable delays: */