Re: [PATCH 07/15] watchdog: Allow runtime toggle of lockup detector affinity

Qiliang Yuan
2026-03-30T11:46:23Z

On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 03:03:24PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Why would we want to toggle the watchdog? It's linked to the
> TIMER housekeeping type anyway, right?

Yes, it is. The original patch had an independent toggle that felt
redundant to you, and I agree. The watchdog affinity follows the
timer housekeeping state.

I'll simplify this by removing the custom toggle and making it a
guaranteed side-effect of the global housekeeping state update.
This keeps the configuration simple while still achieving the goal
of keeping the isolated cores completely clean during dynamic changes.