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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-12-11 19:56:33 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-12-11 19:56:33 -0800 |
commit | 74b84233458e9db7c160cec67638efdbec748ca9 (patch) | |
tree | 0d174c7386386dca17f494396d7febc300ffa3dd /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |
parent | 507447473756e316f3f182324071389a51736a83 (diff) | |
parent | a71c8bc5dfefbbf80ef90739791554ef7ea4401b (diff) |
Merge branch 'x86-bsp-hotplug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 BSP hotplug changes from Ingo Molnar:
"This tree enables CPU#0 (the boot processor) to be onlined/offlined on
x86, just like any other CPU. Enabled on Intel CPUs for now.
Allowing this required the identification and fixing of latent CPU#0
assumptions (such as CPU#0 initializations, etc.) in the x86
architecture code, plus the identification of barriers to
BSP-offlining, such as active PIC interrupts which can only be
serviced on the BSP.
It's behind a default-off option, and there's a debug option that
allows the automatic testing of this feature.
The motivation of this feature is to allow and prepare for true
CPU-hotplug hardware support: recent changes to MCE support enable us
to detect a deteriorating but not yet hard-failing L1/L2 cache on a
CPU that could be soft-unplugged - or a failing L3 cache on a
multi-socket system.
Note that true hardware hot-plug is not yet fully enabled by this,
because that requires a special platform wakeup sequence to be sent to
the freshly powered up CPU#0. Future patches for this are planned,
once such a platform exists. Chicken and egg"
* 'x86-bsp-hotplug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
x86, topology: Debug CPU0 hotplug
x86/i387.c: Initialize thread xstate only on CPU0 only once
x86, hotplug: Handle retrigger irq by the first available CPU
x86, hotplug: The first online processor saves the MTRR state
x86, hotplug: During CPU0 online, enable x2apic, set_numa_node.
x86, hotplug: Wake up CPU0 via NMI instead of INIT, SIPI, SIPI
x86-32, hotplug: Add start_cpu0() entry point to head_32.S
x86-64, hotplug: Add start_cpu0() entry point to head_64.S
kernel/cpu.c: Add comment for priority in cpu_hotplug_pm_callback
x86, hotplug, suspend: Online CPU0 for suspend or hibernate
x86, hotplug: Support functions for CPU0 online/offline
x86, topology: Don't offline CPU0 if any PIC irq can not be migrated out of it
x86, Kconfig: Add config switch for CPU0 hotplug
doc: Add x86 CPU0 online/offline feature
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt')
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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 03d1251a915..5190f170641 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1984,6 +1984,20 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. nox2apic [X86-64,APIC] Do not enable x2APIC mode. + cpu0_hotplug [X86] Turn on CPU0 hotplug feature when + CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HOTPLUG_CPU0 is off. + Some features depend on CPU0. Known dependencies are: + 1. Resume from suspend/hibernate depends on CPU0. + Suspend/hibernate will fail if CPU0 is offline and you + need to online CPU0 before suspend/hibernate. + 2. PIC interrupts also depend on CPU0. CPU0 can't be + removed if a PIC interrupt is detected. + It's said poweroff/reboot may depend on CPU0 on some + machines although I haven't seen such issues so far + after CPU0 is offline on a few tested machines. + If the dependencies are under your control, you can + turn on cpu0_hotplug. + nptcg= [IA-64] Override max number of concurrent global TLB purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or SAL PALO. |