From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@linux360.ro>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Option to disable AMD C1E (allows dynticks to work)
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:43:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071218154351.GC3974@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071214004710.03f37774@linux360.ro>
On Fri 2007-12-14 00:47:10, Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu wrote:
> Some multiprocessor 64-bit AMD systems don't allow the user to disable
> the C1E C-state. The kernel detects C1E and marks the LAPIC as
> broken, thereby disabling dynticks. This patch adds an option to
> disable C1E when detected. It also allows the user to enable this
> processor feature even if that means disabling dynticks, which is
> useful in case C1E might provide better power savings (e.g.: C-states
> beyond C1 don't work). Tested on a Turion X2 TL-56 laptop. Thanks to
> Mikhail Kshevetskiy and FreeBSD for pointing out the relevant AMD docs.
...
> +static int __cpuinit force_amd_c1e(char *str) {
{ on new line, please.
> + disable_amd_c1e = 0;
> + return 1;
> +}
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-12-18 15:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-12-13 22:47 [PATCH] Option to disable AMD C1E (allows dynticks to work) Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-13 22:58 ` Johannes Weiner
2007-12-14 12:48 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-18 15:43 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2007-12-18 17:11 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-12-29 14:43 David P. Reed
2007-12-29 22:28 ` Islam Amer
2007-12-30 0:35 ` Islam Amer
2007-12-30 12:57 ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-30 1:38 ` Rene Herman
2007-12-30 1:49 ` Islam Amer
2007-12-30 3:24 ` Rene Herman
2007-12-30 10:17 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-30 14:42 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-30 21:12 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-31 2:34 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-30 20:57 ` Richard Harman
2007-12-30 21:18 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-30 13:36 ` Richard Harman
2007-12-30 23:32 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-31 0:30 ` David P. Reed
[not found] <47754735.1050009@richardharman.com>
2007-12-29 7:52 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-29 9:09 ` Richard Harman
2007-12-29 11:19 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-29 11:46 ` Islam Amer
2007-12-30 20:45 ` Rene Herman
2007-12-14 0:14 Mikhail Kshevetskiy
2007-12-13 22:44 Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-13 22:33 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-14 12:39 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-14 10:17 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-14 13:41 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-14 12:20 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-14 16:01 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-14 18:07 ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-12-14 18:12 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-14 19:57 ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-12-14 20:06 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-14 19:58 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-14 18:10 ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-14 19:53 ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-12-14 22:35 ` Chuck Ebbert
2007-12-15 0:10 ` Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu
2007-12-15 12:41 ` Andi Kleen
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