2019-10-04 14:01:35

by Zhenzhong Duan

Subject: [PATCH v4 4/4] x86/hyperv: Mark "hv_nopvspin" parameter obsolete

Map "hv_nopvspin" to "nopvspin".

Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <[email protected]>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]>
Cc: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <[email protected]>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <[email protected]>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
Cc: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 6 +++++-
arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index df1eacc..08c6d34 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1436,6 +1436,10 @@
hv_nopvspin [X86,HYPER_V] Disables the paravirt spinlock optimizations
which allow the hypervisor to 'idle' the
guest on lock contention.
+ This parameter is obsoleted by "nopvspin"
+ parameter, which has equivalent effect for
+ HYPER_V platform.
+

keep_bootcon [KNL]
Do not unregister boot console at start. This is only
@@ -5331,7 +5335,7 @@
as generic guest with no PV drivers. Currently support
XEN HVM, KVM, HYPER_V and VMWARE guest.

- nopvspin [X86,XEN,KVM]
+ nopvspin [X86,XEN,KVM,HYPER_V]
Disables the qspinlock slow path using PV optimizations
which allow the hypervisor to 'idle' the guest on lock
contention.
diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
index 07f21a0..47c7d6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ __visible bool hv_vcpu_is_preempted(int vcpu)

void __init hv_init_spinlocks(void)
{
+ if (nopvspin)
+ hv_pvspin = false;
+
if (!hv_pvspin || !apic ||
!(ms_hyperv.hints & HV_X64_CLUSTER_IPI_RECOMMENDED) ||
!(ms_hyperv.features & HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_IDLE_AVAILABLE)) {
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ void __init hv_init_spinlocks(void)

static __init int hv_parse_nopvspin(char *arg)
{
+ pr_notice("\"hv_nopvspin\" is deprecated, please use \"nopvspin\" instead\n");
hv_pvspin = false;
return 0;
}
--
1.8.3.1

2019-10-05 17:18:19

by Michael Kelley (LINUX)

Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 4/4] x86/hyperv: Mark "hv_nopvspin" parameter obsolete

From: Zhenzhong Duan <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019 7:02 AM
>
> Map "hv_nopvspin" to "nopvspin".
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <[email protected]>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]>
> Cc: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <[email protected]>
> Cc: Haiyang Zhang <[email protected]>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
> Cc: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <[email protected]>
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 6 +++++-
> arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c | 4 ++++
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <[email protected]>