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    perf_counter, x86: Make NMI lockups more robust · aaba9801
    Ingo Molnar authored
    We have a debug check that detects stuck NMIs and returns with
    the PMU disabled in the global ctrl MSR - but i managed to trigger
    a situation where this was not enough to deassert the NMI.
    
    So clear/reset the full PMU and keep the disable count balanced when
    exiting from here. This way the box produces a debug warning but
    stays up and is more debuggable.
    
    [ Impact: in case of PMU related bugs, recover more gracefully ]
    
    Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
    Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
    Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
    Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
    Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
    Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
    Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
    Cc: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>
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    Signed-off-by: default avatarIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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