Re: [PATCH 1/2] kernel/watchdog: add /sys/kernel/{hard,soft}lockup_count

[Andrew Morton]

On Fri,  2 May 2025 12:39:04 +0200 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There is /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_detect_count,
> /sys/kernel/warn_count and /sys/kernel/oops_count but there is no
> userspace-accessible counter for hard/soft lockups.

Documenation/, please?

>  Having this is useful for monitoring tools.

Useful how?  Use cases?  Examples?

A proposal to permanently extend Linux's userspace API requires better
justification than an unsubstantiated assertion, surely?