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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt11
-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c5
-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/process.c17
-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c12
-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c6
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/processor.h2
-rw-r--r--include/asm-x86_64/proto.h2
7 files changed, 39 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 4287696f18d..94ce0d20253 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -695,8 +695,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed
See Documentation/ide.txt.
- idle= [HW]
- Format: idle=poll or idle=halt
+ idle= [X86]
+ Format: idle=poll or idle=mwait
+ Poll forces a polling idle loop that can slightly improves the performance
+ of waking up a idle CPU, but will use a lot of power and make the system
+ run hot. Not recommended.
+ idle=mwait. On systems which support MONITOR/MWAIT but the kernel chose
+ to not use it because it doesn't save as much power as a normal idle
+ loop use the MONITOR/MWAIT idle loop anyways. Performance should be the same
+ as idle=poll.
ignore_loglevel [KNL]
Ignore loglevel setting - this will print /all/
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 2d47db48297..197cda62caa 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ static __cpuinit int amd_apic_timer_broken(void)
return 0;
}
+int force_mwait __cpuinitdata;
+
static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
{
u32 l, h;
@@ -275,6 +277,9 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
if (amd_apic_timer_broken())
set_bit(X86_FEATURE_LAPIC_TIMER_BROKEN, c->x86_capability);
+
+ if (c->x86 == 0x10 && !force_mwait)
+ clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT, c->x86_capability);
}
static unsigned int __cpuinit amd_size_cache(struct cpuinfo_x86 * c, unsigned int size)
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index 393a67d5d94..7e8e129b3d7 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -272,25 +272,24 @@ void __devinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
}
}
-static int __init idle_setup (char *str)
+static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
{
- if (!strncmp(str, "poll", 4)) {
+ if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
pm_idle = poll_idle;
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_SMP
if (smp_num_siblings > 1)
printk("WARNING: polling idle and HT enabled, performance may degrade.\n");
#endif
- } else if (!strncmp(str, "halt", 4)) {
- printk("using halt in idle threads.\n");
- pm_idle = default_idle;
- }
+ } else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait"))
+ force_mwait = 1;
+ else
+ return -1;
boot_option_idle_override = 1;
- return 1;
+ return 0;
}
-
-__setup("idle=", idle_setup);
+early_param("idle", idle_setup);
void show_regs(struct pt_regs * regs)
{
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
index d8d5ccc245c..4f21765078b 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
@@ -288,16 +288,18 @@ void __cpuinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
static int __init idle_setup (char *str)
{
- if (!strncmp(str, "poll", 4)) {
+ if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
pm_idle = poll_idle;
- }
+ } else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait"))
+ force_mwait = 1;
+ else
+ return -1;
boot_option_idle_override = 1;
- return 1;
+ return 0;
}
-
-__setup("idle=", idle_setup);
+early_param("idle", idle_setup);
/* Prints also some state that isn't saved in the pt_regs */
void __show_regs(struct pt_regs * regs)
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index 0a1d539149d..db30b5bcef6 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ int bootloader_type;
unsigned long saved_video_mode;
+int force_mwait __cpuinitdata;
+
/*
* Early DMI memory
*/
@@ -604,6 +606,10 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
/* RDTSC can be speculated around */
clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_SYNC_RDTSC, &c->x86_capability);
+
+ /* Family 10 doesn't support C states in MWAIT so don't use it */
+ if (c->x86 == 0x10 && !force_mwait)
+ clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT, &c->x86_capability);
}
static void __cpuinit detect_ht(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/processor.h b/include/asm-i386/processor.h
index 9d895cc2f31..882d3f8fbba 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/processor.h
@@ -779,4 +779,6 @@ extern int sysenter_setup(void);
extern void cpu_set_gdt(int);
extern void cpu_init(void);
+extern int force_mwait;
+
#endif /* __ASM_I386_PROCESSOR_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/proto.h b/include/asm-x86_64/proto.h
index 3f8f285138d..98063bcb3b3 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/proto.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/proto.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ extern int gsi_irq_sharing(int gsi);
extern void smp_local_timer_interrupt(void);
+extern int force_mwait;
+
long do_arch_prctl(struct task_struct *task, int code, unsigned long addr);
void i8254_timer_resume(void);