The boolean module parameter "kvm.use_gisa" controls if newly created guests will use the GISA facility if provided by the host system. The default is yes. # cat /sys/module/kvm/parameters/use_gisa Y The parameter can be changed on the fly. # echo N > /sys/module/kvm/parameters/use_gisa Already running guests are not affected by this change. The kvm s390 debug feature shows if a guest is running with GISA. # grep gisa /sys/kernel/debug/s390dbf/kvm-$pid/sprintf 00 01582725059:843303 3 - 08 00000000e119bc01 gisa 0x00000000c9ac2642 initialized 00 01582725059:903840 3 - 11 000000004391ee22 00[0000000000000000-0000000000000000]: AIV gisa format-1 enabled for cpu 000 ... 00 01582725059:916847 3 - 08 0000000094fff572 gisa 0x00000000c9ac2642 cleared In general, that value should not be changed as the GISA facility enhances interruption delivery performance. A reason to switch the GISA facility off might be a performance comparison run or debugging. Signed-off-by: Michael Mueller <mimu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c index d7ff30e45589..5c2081488024 100644 --- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c +++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c @@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ static u8 halt_poll_max_steal = 10; module_param(halt_poll_max_steal, byte, 0644); MODULE_PARM_DESC(halt_poll_max_steal, "Maximum percentage of steal time to allow polling"); +/* if set to true, the GISA will be initialized and used if available */ +static bool use_gisa = true; +module_param(use_gisa, bool, 0644); +MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_gisa, "Use the GISA if the host supports it."); + /* * For now we handle at most 16 double words as this is what the s390 base * kernel handles and stores in the prefix page. If we ever need to go beyond @@ -2504,7 +2509,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type) kvm->arch.use_skf = sclp.has_skey; spin_lock_init(&kvm->arch.start_stop_lock); kvm_s390_vsie_init(kvm); - kvm_s390_gisa_init(kvm); + if (use_gisa) + kvm_s390_gisa_init(kvm); KVM_EVENT(3, "vm 0x%pK created by pid %u", kvm, current->pid); return 0; -- 2.17.1
