[PATCH] intel_idle: Do not load if user overrides idle function via idle= boot param

[PATCH] intel_idle: Do not load if user overrides idle function via idle= boot param

[Thomas Renninger]

Hi Len,

I found that by review, it's compile tested only.
Could you give this a review and apply if appropriate.

Thanks,

     Thomas

----

if idle= boot param is passed, cpuidle drivers should not register
and only arch specific idle routines should get active.

Ideally cpuidle subsystem would be made aware of this.
But acpi parses sleep state tables before registering for cpuidle
which should not happen if idle= is passed.

-> Check for boot_option_idle_override in cpuidle drivers, not
cpuidle subsystem.

Compare with:
arch/x86/kernel/process.c
and
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c

Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
CC: lenb@kernel.org
CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
CC: stable@kernel.org
CC: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org                                                                                                                               
 
diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 41665d2..e50389b 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	retval = intel_idle_probe();
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;

Re: [PATCH] intel_idle: Do not load if user overrides idle function via idle= boot param

[Len Brown]

On Tue, 2 Nov 2010, Thomas Renninger wrote:
> 
> if idle= boot param is passed, cpuidle drivers should not register
> and only arch specific idle routines should get active.
> 
> Ideally cpuidle subsystem would be made aware of this.
> But acpi parses sleep state tables before registering for cpuidle
> which should not happen if idle= is passed.
> 
> -> Check for boot_option_idle_override in cpuidle drivers, not
> cpuidle subsystem.
> 
> Compare with:
> arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> and
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c

idle=halt and idle=nomwait will not
set boot_option_idle_override,
so checking that option in intel_idle
is a NOP for those incantations.

idle_setup() is a confusing mess.
That function and all these idle workaround flags
need to be re-whacked.

thanks,
-Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center

> Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
> CC: lenb@kernel.org
> CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
> CC: stable@kernel.org
> CC: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org                                                                                                                               
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
> index 41665d2..e50389b 100644
> --- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
> +++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
> @@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
>  {
>  	int retval;
>  
> +	if (boot_option_idle_override)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	retval = intel_idle_probe();
>  	if (retval)
>  		return retval;
> 

Re: [PATCH] intel_idle: Do not load if user overrides idle function via idle= boot param

[Len Brown]

On Tue, 2 Nov 2010, Thomas Renninger wrote:
> 
> if idle= boot param is passed, cpuidle drivers should not register
> and only arch specific idle routines should get active.
> 
> Ideally cpuidle subsystem would be made aware of this.
> But acpi parses sleep state tables before registering for cpuidle
> which should not happen if idle= is passed.
> 
> -> Check for boot_option_idle_override in cpuidle drivers, not
> cpuidle subsystem.
> 
> Compare with:
> arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> and
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c

idle=halt and idle=nomwait will not
set boot_option_idle_override,
so checking that option in intel_idle
is a NOP for those incantations.

idle_setup() is a confusing mess.
That function and all these idle workaround flags
need to be re-whacked.

thanks,
-Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center

> Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
> CC: lenb@kernel.org
> CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
> CC: stable@kernel.org
> CC: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org                                                                                                                               
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
> index 41665d2..e50389b 100644
> --- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
> +++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
> @@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
>  {
>  	int retval;
>  
> +	if (boot_option_idle_override)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	retval = intel_idle_probe();
>  	if (retval)
>  		return retval;
> 

[PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

[Thomas Renninger]

On Wednesday 03 November 2010 07:33:54 Len Brown wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Nov 2010, Thomas Renninger wrote:
> > 
...
> > Compare with:
> > arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> > and
> > drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
> 
> idle=halt and idle=nomwait will not
> set boot_option_idle_override,
> so checking that option in intel_idle
> is a NOP for those incantations.
Indeed, thanks for looking closer at this.

> idle_setup() is a confusing mess.
I can't find better words.

> That function and all these idle workaround flags
> need to be re-whacked.
Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.

Thanks,

    Thomas

--------------
X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

Having four variables for the same thing:
  idle_halt, idle_nomwait, force_mwait and boot_option_idle_overrides
is rather confusing and unnecessary complex.

if idle= boot param is passed, only set up one variable:
boot_option_idle_overrides

Introduces following functional changes/fixes:
  - intel_idle driver does not register if any idle=xy
    boot param is passed.
  - processor_idle.c will also not register a cpuidle driver
    and get active if idle=halt is passed.
    Before a cpuidle driver with one (C1, halt) state got registered
    Now the default_idle function will be used which finally uses
    the same idle call to enter sleep state (safe_halt()), but
    without registering a whole cpuidle driver.

That means idle= param will always avoid cpuidle drivers to register
with one exception (same behavior as before):
idle=nomwait
may still register acpi_idle cpuidle driver, but C1 will not use
mwait, but hlt. This can be a workaround for IO based deeper sleep
states where C1 mwait causes problems.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
CC: lenb@kernel.org
CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
CC: stable@kernel.org
CC: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org

diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
index 348e44d..03afe79 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -717,8 +717,9 @@ prefetchw (const void *x)
 #define spin_lock_prefetch(x)	prefetchw(x)
 
 extern unsigned long boot_option_idle_override;
-extern unsigned long idle_halt;
-extern unsigned long idle_nomwait;
+
+enum idle_boot_override {IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE=0, IDLE_HALT, IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT,
+			 IDLE_NOMWAIT, IDLE_POLL};
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index 16f1c7b..6d33c5c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -53,12 +53,8 @@
 
 void (*ia64_mark_idle)(int);
 
-unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = 0;
+unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_option_idle_override);
-unsigned long idle_halt;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_halt);
-unsigned long idle_nomwait;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_nomwait);
 void (*pm_idle) (void);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_idle);
 void (*pm_power_off) (void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index cae9c3c..b79bd98 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -762,10 +762,11 @@ extern void select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 extern void init_c1e_mask(void);
 
 extern unsigned long		boot_option_idle_override;
-extern unsigned long		idle_halt;
-extern unsigned long		idle_nomwait;
 extern bool			c1e_detected;
 
+enum idle_boot_override {IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE=0, IDLE_HALT, IDLE_NOMWAIT,
+			 IDLE_POLL, IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT};
+
 extern void enable_sep_cpu(void);
 extern int sysenter_setup(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 57d1868..b647215 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 #include <asm/i387.h>
 #include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
-unsigned long idle_halt;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_halt);
-unsigned long idle_nomwait;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_nomwait);
-
 struct kmem_cache *task_xstate_cachep;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(task_xstate_cachep);
 
@@ -328,7 +323,7 @@ long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 /*
  * Idle related variables and functions
  */
-unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = 0;
+unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_option_idle_override);
 
 /*
@@ -499,7 +494,6 @@ static void poll_idle(void)
  *
  * idle=mwait overrides this decision and forces the usage of mwait.
  */
-static int __cpuinitdata force_mwait;
 
 #define MWAIT_INFO			0x05
 #define MWAIT_ECX_EXTENDED_INFO		0x01
@@ -509,7 +503,7 @@ static int __cpuinit mwait_usable(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	u32 eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 
-	if (force_mwait)
+	if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (c->cpuid_level < MWAIT_INFO)
@@ -629,9 +623,10 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 	if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
 		printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
 		pm_idle = poll_idle;
-	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait"))
-		force_mwait = 1;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) {
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_POLL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait")) {
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT;
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) {
 		/*
 		 * When the boot option of idle=halt is added, halt is
 		 * forced to be used for CPU idle. In such case CPU C2/C3
@@ -640,8 +635,7 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 		 * the boot_option_idle_override.
 		 */
 		pm_idle = default_idle;
-		idle_halt = 1;
-		return 0;
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_HALT;
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "nomwait")) {
 		/*
 		 * If the boot option of "idle=nomwait" is added,
@@ -649,12 +643,10 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 		 * states. In such case it won't touch the variable
 		 * of boot_option_idle_override.
 		 */
-		idle_nomwait = 1;
-		return 0;
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NOMWAIT;
 	} else
 		return -1;
 
-	boot_option_idle_override = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("idle", idle_setup);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index bec561c..3c1a2fe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static int set_no_mwait(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
 {
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "%s detected - "
 		"disabling mwait for CPU C-states\n", id->ident);
-	idle_nomwait = 1;
+	boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NOMWAIT;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ acpi_processor_eval_pdc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_object_list *pdc_in)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
-	if (idle_nomwait) {
+	if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT) {
 		/*
 		 * If mwait is disabled for CPU C-states, the C2C3_FFH access
 		 * mode will be disabled in the parameter of _PDC object.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index dcb38f8..eefd4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ module_param(bm_check_disable, uint, 0000);
 static unsigned int latency_factor __read_mostly = 2;
 module_param(latency_factor, uint, 0644);
 
+static int disabled_by_idle_boot_param(void)
+{
+	return boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_POLL ||
+		boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT ||
+		boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_HALT;
+}
+
 /*
  * IBM ThinkPad R40e crashes mysteriously when going into C2 or C3.
  * For now disable this. Probably a bug somewhere else.
@@ -455,7 +462,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info_cst(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (cx.type == ACPI_STATE_C1 &&
-					(idle_halt || idle_nomwait)) {
+			    (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT)) {
 				/*
 				 * In most cases the C1 space_id obtained from
 				 * _CST object is FIXED_HARDWARE access mode.
@@ -1058,7 +1065,7 @@ int acpi_processor_cst_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!pr)
@@ -1089,19 +1096,10 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 	acpi_status status = 0;
 	static int first_run;
 
-	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!first_run) {
-		if (idle_halt) {
-			/*
-			 * When the boot option of "idle=halt" is added, halt
-			 * is used for CPU IDLE.
-			 * In such case C2/C3 is meaningless. So the max_cstate
-			 * is set to one.
-			 */
-			max_cstate = 1;
-		}
 		dmi_check_system(processor_power_dmi_table);
 		max_cstate = acpi_processor_cstate_check(max_cstate);
 		if (max_cstate < ACPI_C_STATES_MAX)
@@ -1142,7 +1140,7 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 int acpi_processor_power_exit(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 			      struct acpi_device *device)
 {
-	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
 
 	cpuidle_unregister_device(&pr->power.dev);
diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 41665d2..8e625de 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	/* Do not load intel_idle at all for now if idle= is passed */
+	if (boot_option_idle_override != IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	retval = intel_idle_probe();
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;

[PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

[Thomas Renninger]

On Wednesday 03 November 2010 07:33:54 Len Brown wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Nov 2010, Thomas Renninger wrote:
> > 
...
> > Compare with:
> > arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> > and
> > drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
> 
> idle=halt and idle=nomwait will not
> set boot_option_idle_override,
> so checking that option in intel_idle
> is a NOP for those incantations.
Indeed, thanks for looking closer at this.

> idle_setup() is a confusing mess.
I can't find better words.

> That function and all these idle workaround flags
> need to be re-whacked.
Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.

Thanks,

    Thomas

--------------
X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

Having four variables for the same thing:
  idle_halt, idle_nomwait, force_mwait and boot_option_idle_overrides
is rather confusing and unnecessary complex.

if idle= boot param is passed, only set up one variable:
boot_option_idle_overrides

Introduces following functional changes/fixes:
  - intel_idle driver does not register if any idle=xy
    boot param is passed.
  - processor_idle.c will also not register a cpuidle driver
    and get active if idle=halt is passed.
    Before a cpuidle driver with one (C1, halt) state got registered
    Now the default_idle function will be used which finally uses
    the same idle call to enter sleep state (safe_halt()), but
    without registering a whole cpuidle driver.

That means idle= param will always avoid cpuidle drivers to register
with one exception (same behavior as before):
idle=nomwait
may still register acpi_idle cpuidle driver, but C1 will not use
mwait, but hlt. This can be a workaround for IO based deeper sleep
states where C1 mwait causes problems.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
CC: lenb@kernel.org
CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
CC: stable@kernel.org
CC: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org

diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
index 348e44d..03afe79 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -717,8 +717,9 @@ prefetchw (const void *x)
 #define spin_lock_prefetch(x)	prefetchw(x)
 
 extern unsigned long boot_option_idle_override;
-extern unsigned long idle_halt;
-extern unsigned long idle_nomwait;
+
+enum idle_boot_override {IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE=0, IDLE_HALT, IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT,
+			 IDLE_NOMWAIT, IDLE_POLL};
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index 16f1c7b..6d33c5c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -53,12 +53,8 @@
 
 void (*ia64_mark_idle)(int);
 
-unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = 0;
+unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_option_idle_override);
-unsigned long idle_halt;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_halt);
-unsigned long idle_nomwait;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_nomwait);
 void (*pm_idle) (void);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_idle);
 void (*pm_power_off) (void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index cae9c3c..b79bd98 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -762,10 +762,11 @@ extern void select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 extern void init_c1e_mask(void);
 
 extern unsigned long		boot_option_idle_override;
-extern unsigned long		idle_halt;
-extern unsigned long		idle_nomwait;
 extern bool			c1e_detected;
 
+enum idle_boot_override {IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE=0, IDLE_HALT, IDLE_NOMWAIT,
+			 IDLE_POLL, IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT};
+
 extern void enable_sep_cpu(void);
 extern int sysenter_setup(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 57d1868..b647215 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 #include <asm/i387.h>
 #include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
-unsigned long idle_halt;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_halt);
-unsigned long idle_nomwait;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_nomwait);
-
 struct kmem_cache *task_xstate_cachep;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(task_xstate_cachep);
 
@@ -328,7 +323,7 @@ long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 /*
  * Idle related variables and functions
  */
-unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = 0;
+unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_option_idle_override);
 
 /*
@@ -499,7 +494,6 @@ static void poll_idle(void)
  *
  * idle=mwait overrides this decision and forces the usage of mwait.
  */
-static int __cpuinitdata force_mwait;
 
 #define MWAIT_INFO			0x05
 #define MWAIT_ECX_EXTENDED_INFO		0x01
@@ -509,7 +503,7 @@ static int __cpuinit mwait_usable(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	u32 eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 
-	if (force_mwait)
+	if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (c->cpuid_level < MWAIT_INFO)
@@ -629,9 +623,10 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 	if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
 		printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
 		pm_idle = poll_idle;
-	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait"))
-		force_mwait = 1;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) {
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_POLL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait")) {
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT;
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) {
 		/*
 		 * When the boot option of idle=halt is added, halt is
 		 * forced to be used for CPU idle. In such case CPU C2/C3
@@ -640,8 +635,7 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 		 * the boot_option_idle_override.
 		 */
 		pm_idle = default_idle;
-		idle_halt = 1;
-		return 0;
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_HALT;
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "nomwait")) {
 		/*
 		 * If the boot option of "idle=nomwait" is added,
@@ -649,12 +643,10 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 		 * states. In such case it won't touch the variable
 		 * of boot_option_idle_override.
 		 */
-		idle_nomwait = 1;
-		return 0;
+		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NOMWAIT;
 	} else
 		return -1;
 
-	boot_option_idle_override = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("idle", idle_setup);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index bec561c..3c1a2fe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static int set_no_mwait(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
 {
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "%s detected - "
 		"disabling mwait for CPU C-states\n", id->ident);
-	idle_nomwait = 1;
+	boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_NOMWAIT;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ acpi_processor_eval_pdc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_object_list *pdc_in)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
-	if (idle_nomwait) {
+	if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT) {
 		/*
 		 * If mwait is disabled for CPU C-states, the C2C3_FFH access
 		 * mode will be disabled in the parameter of _PDC object.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index dcb38f8..eefd4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ module_param(bm_check_disable, uint, 0000);
 static unsigned int latency_factor __read_mostly = 2;
 module_param(latency_factor, uint, 0644);
 
+static int disabled_by_idle_boot_param(void)
+{
+	return boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_POLL ||
+		boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT ||
+		boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_HALT;
+}
+
 /*
  * IBM ThinkPad R40e crashes mysteriously when going into C2 or C3.
  * For now disable this. Probably a bug somewhere else.
@@ -455,7 +462,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info_cst(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (cx.type == ACPI_STATE_C1 &&
-					(idle_halt || idle_nomwait)) {
+			    (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT)) {
 				/*
 				 * In most cases the C1 space_id obtained from
 				 * _CST object is FIXED_HARDWARE access mode.
@@ -1058,7 +1065,7 @@ int acpi_processor_cst_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!pr)
@@ -1089,19 +1096,10 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 	acpi_status status = 0;
 	static int first_run;
 
-	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!first_run) {
-		if (idle_halt) {
-			/*
-			 * When the boot option of "idle=halt" is added, halt
-			 * is used for CPU IDLE.
-			 * In such case C2/C3 is meaningless. So the max_cstate
-			 * is set to one.
-			 */
-			max_cstate = 1;
-		}
 		dmi_check_system(processor_power_dmi_table);
 		max_cstate = acpi_processor_cstate_check(max_cstate);
 		if (max_cstate < ACPI_C_STATES_MAX)
@@ -1142,7 +1140,7 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 int acpi_processor_power_exit(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 			      struct acpi_device *device)
 {
-	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
 
 	cpuidle_unregister_device(&pr->power.dev);
diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 41665d2..8e625de 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	/* Do not load intel_idle at all for now if idle= is passed */
+	if (boot_option_idle_override != IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	retval = intel_idle_probe();
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;

Re: [PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

[Thomas Renninger]

Hi Len,

On Wednesday 03 November 2010 17:06:14 Thomas Renninger wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 November 2010 07:33:54 Len Brown wrote:
...
> > That function and all these idle workaround flags
> > need to be re-whacked.
> Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
> Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.
as this mostly affects intel_idle and acpi processor driver,
can you apply this one to your acpi test branch if you are
ok with it.

Thanks,

     Thomas

Re: [PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

[Len Brown]

> > > That function and all these idle workaround flags
> > > need to be re-whacked.

> > Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
> > Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.
> as this mostly affects intel_idle and acpi processor driver,
> can you apply this one to your acpi test branch if you are
> ok with it.

Looks good to me, Thomas, thanks for the follow-up.

I don't think it needed for -stable, but it is a good cleanup
for upstream.

applied to idle-test.

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center

Re: [PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

[Len Brown]

> > > That function and all these idle workaround flags
> > > need to be re-whacked.

> > Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
> > Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.
> as this mostly affects intel_idle and acpi processor driver,
> can you apply this one to your acpi test branch if you are
> ok with it.

Looks good to me, Thomas, thanks for the follow-up.

I don't think it needed for -stable, but it is a good cleanup
for upstream.

applied to idle-test.

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center

Re: [PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle_nomwait

[Thomas Renninger]

Hi Len,

On Wednesday 03 November 2010 17:06:14 Thomas Renninger wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 November 2010 07:33:54 Len Brown wrote:
...
> > That function and all these idle workaround flags
> > need to be re-whacked.
> Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
> Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.
as this mostly affects intel_idle and acpi processor driver,
can you apply this one to your acpi test branch if you are
ok with it.

Thanks,

     Thomas

[PATCH] intel_idle: Do not load if user overrides idle function via idle= boot param

[Thomas Renninger]

Hi Len,

I found that by review, it's compile tested only.
Could you give this a review and apply if appropriate.

Thanks,

     Thomas

----

if idle= boot param is passed, cpuidle drivers should not register
and only arch specific idle routines should get active.

Ideally cpuidle subsystem would be made aware of this.
But acpi parses sleep state tables before registering for cpuidle
which should not happen if idle= is passed.

-> Check for boot_option_idle_override in cpuidle drivers, not
cpuidle subsystem.

Compare with:
arch/x86/kernel/process.c
and
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c

Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
CC: lenb@kernel.org
CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
CC: stable@kernel.org
CC: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org                                                                                                                               
 
diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 41665d2..e50389b 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	if (boot_option_idle_override)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	retval = intel_idle_probe();
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;