KVM needs to know if SMT is theoretically possible, this means it is
supported and not forcefully disabled ('nosmt=force'). Create and
export cpu_smt_possible() answering this question.
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/cpu.h | 2 ++
kernel/cpu.c | 11 +++++++++--
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index fcb1386bb0d4..6d48fc456d58 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -201,12 +201,14 @@ enum cpuhp_smt_control {
extern enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control;
extern void cpu_smt_disable(bool force);
extern void cpu_smt_check_topology(void);
+extern bool cpu_smt_possible(void);
extern int cpuhp_smt_enable(void);
extern int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval);
#else
# define cpu_smt_control (CPU_SMT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
static inline void cpu_smt_disable(bool force) { }
static inline void cpu_smt_check_topology(void) { }
+static inline bool cpu_smt_possible(void) { return false; }
static inline int cpuhp_smt_enable(void) { return 0; }
static inline int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval) { return 0; }
#endif
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index e84c0873559e..2f8c2631e641 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -389,8 +389,7 @@ enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
void __init cpu_smt_disable(bool force)
{
- if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED ||
- cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+ if (!cpu_smt_possible())
return;
if (force) {
@@ -435,6 +434,14 @@ static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
*/
return !per_cpu(cpuhp_state, cpu).booted_once;
}
+
+/* Returns true if SMT is not supported of forcefully (irreversibly) disabled */
+bool cpu_smt_possible(void)
+{
+ return cpu_smt_control != CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED &&
+ cpu_smt_control != CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_smt_possible);
#else
static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
#endif
--
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