[PATCH-tip v2 2/2] x86/xen: Deprecate xen_nopvspin

From: Waiman Long
Date: Wed Nov 01 2017 - 16:59:32 EST


With the new pvlock_type kernel parameter, xen_nopvspin is no longer
needed. This patch deprecates the xen_nopvspin parameter by removing
its documentation and treating it as an alias of "pvlock_type=queued".

Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ----
arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c | 19 +++++++------------
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index c98d9c7..683a817 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4596,10 +4596,6 @@
the unplug protocol
never -- do not unplug even if version check succeeds

- xen_nopvspin [X86,XEN]
- Disables the ticketlock slowpath using Xen PV
- optimizations.
-
xen_nopv [X86]
Disables the PV optimizations forcing the HVM guest to
run as generic HVM guest with no PV drivers.
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
index d5f79ac..19e2e75 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@

static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, lock_kicker_irq) = -1;
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_name);
-static bool xen_pvspin = true;

#include <asm/qspinlock.h>

@@ -81,12 +80,8 @@ void xen_init_lock_cpu(int cpu)
int irq;
char *name;

- if (!xen_pvspin ||
- (pv_spinlock_type & (locktype_queued|locktype_unfair))) {
- if ((cpu == 0) && !pv_spinlock_type)
- static_branch_disable(&virt_spin_lock_key);
+ if (pv_spinlock_type & (locktype_queued|locktype_unfair))
return;
- }

WARN(per_cpu(lock_kicker_irq, cpu) >= 0, "spinlock on CPU%d exists on IRQ%d!\n",
cpu, per_cpu(lock_kicker_irq, cpu));
@@ -110,8 +105,7 @@ void xen_init_lock_cpu(int cpu)

void xen_uninit_lock_cpu(int cpu)
{
- if (!xen_pvspin ||
- (pv_spinlock_type & (locktype_queued|locktype_unfair)))
+ if (pv_spinlock_type & (locktype_queued|locktype_unfair))
return;

unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(lock_kicker_irq, cpu), NULL);
@@ -132,8 +126,7 @@ void xen_uninit_lock_cpu(int cpu)
*/
void __init xen_init_spinlocks(void)
{
- if (!xen_pvspin ||
- (pv_spinlock_type & (locktype_queued|locktype_unfair))) {
+ if (pv_spinlock_type & (locktype_queued|locktype_unfair)) {
printk(KERN_DEBUG "xen: PV spinlocks disabled\n");
return;
}
@@ -147,10 +140,12 @@ void __init xen_init_spinlocks(void)
pv_lock_ops.vcpu_is_preempted = PV_CALLEE_SAVE(xen_vcpu_stolen);
}

+/* TODO: To be removed in a future kernel version */
static __init int xen_parse_nopvspin(char *arg)
{
- xen_pvspin = false;
+ pr_warn("xen_nopvspin is deprecated, replace it with \"pvlock_type=queued\"!\n");
+ if (!pv_spinlock_type)
+ pv_spinlock_type = locktype_queued;
return 0;
}
early_param("xen_nopvspin", xen_parse_nopvspin);
-
--
1.8.3.1