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[Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC V5 06/11] xen/pvticketlocks: add xen_nopvspin par

To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC V5 06/11] xen/pvticketlocks: add xen_nopvspin parameter to disable xen pv ticketlocks
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:51:38 -0700
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Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c |   14 ++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
index f6133c5..1e21c99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
@@ -195,12 +195,26 @@ void xen_uninit_lock_cpu(int cpu)
        unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(lock_kicker_irq, cpu), NULL);
 }
 
+static bool xen_pvspin __initdata = true;
+
 void __init xen_init_spinlocks(void)
 {
+       if (!xen_pvspin) {
+               printk(KERN_DEBUG "xen: PV spinlocks disabled\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
        pv_lock_ops.lock_spinning = xen_lock_spinning;
        pv_lock_ops.unlock_kick = xen_unlock_kick;
 }
 
+static __init int xen_parse_nopvspin(char *arg)
+{
+       xen_pvspin = false;
+       return 0;
+}
+early_param("xen_nopvspin", xen_parse_nopvspin);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_DEBUG_FS
 
 static struct dentry *d_spin_debug;
-- 
1.7.6.4


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