Merge tag 'v2.6.38' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6

[mv-sheeva.git] / Documentation / nmi_watchdog.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt b/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt
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--- a/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ to the overall system performance.
 On x86 nmi_watchdog is disabled by default so you have to enable it with
 a boot time parameter.
 
+It's possible to disable the NMI watchdog in run-time by writing "0" to
+/proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog. Writing "1" to the same file will re-enable
+the NMI watchdog. Notice that you still need to use "nmi_watchdog=" parameter
+at boot time.
+
 NOTE: In kernels prior to 2.4.2-ac18 the NMI-oopser is enabled unconditionally
 on x86 SMP boxes.