From 93197a36a9c16a85fb24cf5a8639f7bf9af838a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Lynch Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:55:54 +0000 Subject: powerpc: Rewrite sysfs processor cache info code The current code for providing processor cache information in sysfs has the following deficiencies: - several complex functions that are hard to understand - implicit recursion (cache_desc_release -> kobject_put -> cache_desc_release) - explicit recursion (create_cache_index_info) - use of two per-cpu arrays when one would suffice - duplication of work on systems where CPUs share cache Also, when I looked at implementing support for a shared_cpu_map attribute, it was pretty much impossible to handle hotplug without checking every single online CPU's cache_desc list and fixing things up... not that this is a hot path, but it would have introduced O(n^2)-ish behavior during boot. Addressing this involved rethinking the core data structures used, which didn't lend itself to an incremental approach. This implementation maintains a "forest" (potentially more than one tree) of cache objects which reflects the system's cache topology. Cache objects are instantiated as needed as CPUs come online. A per-cpu array is used mainly for sysfs-related bookkeeping; the objects in the array just point to the appropriate points in the forest. This maintains compatibility with the existing code and includes some enhancements: - Implement the shared_cpu_map attribute, which is essential for enabling userspace to discover the system's overall cache topology. - Use cache-block-size properties if cache-line-size is not available. I chose to place this implementation in a new file since it would have roughly doubled the size of sysfs.c, which is already kind of messy. Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt --- arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile') diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile index 1308a86e907..8d1a419df35 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endif obj-y := cputable.o ptrace.o syscalls.o \ irq.o align.o signal_32.o pmc.o vdso.o \ init_task.o process.o systbl.o idle.o \ - signal.o sysfs.o + signal.o sysfs.o cacheinfo.o obj-y += vdso32/ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += setup_64.o sys_ppc32.o \ signal_64.o ptrace32.o \ -- cgit v1.2.3