From: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
We'd rather that modern machines not check if HLT works on
every entry into idle, for the benefit of machines that had
marginal electricals 15-years ago. If those machines are still running
the upstream kernel, they can use "idle=poll". The only difference
will be that they'll now invoke HLT in machine_hlt().
cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx # .39.x
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 11 +++++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index fc505c1..f1b0eb0 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ Who: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
----------------------------
+What: x86_32 "no-hlt" cmdline param
+When: 2012
+Why: remove a branch from idle path, simplify code used by everybody.
+ This option disabled the use of HLT in idle and machine_halt()
+ for hardware that was flakey 15-years ago. Today we have
+ "idle=poll" that removed HLT from idle, and so if such a machine
+ is still running the upstream kernel, "idle=poll" is likely sufficient.
+Who: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
+
+----------------------------
+
What: PRISM54
When: 2.6.34
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index c39576c..525514c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
static int __init no_halt(char *s)
{
+ WARN_ONCE(1, "\"no-hlt\" is deprecated, please use \"idle=poll\"\n");
boot_cpu_data.hlt_works_ok = 0;
return 1;
}
--
1.7.5.3.367.ga9930.dirty
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