x86, fpu: make eagerfpu= boot param tri-state
authorSuresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:32:32 +0000 (10:32 -0700)
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:52:24 +0000 (15:52 -0700)
Add the "eagerfpu=auto" (that selects the default scheme in
enabling eagerfpu) which can override compiled-in boot parameters
like "eagerfpu=on/off" (that force enable/disable eagerfpu).

Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1347300665-6209-5-git-send-email-suresh.b.siddha@intel.com
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c

index e8f7faaa457164e8093a9541dac758b971054af7..46a6a8288dec71b80ab6fba839ab12b9984b7b8e 100644 (file)
@@ -1834,8 +1834,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        enabling legacy floating-point and sse state.
 
        eagerfpu=       [X86]
-                       on      enable eager fpu restore (default for xsaveopt)
+                       on      enable eager fpu restore
                        off     disable eager fpu restore
+                       auto    selects the default scheme, which automatically
+                               enables eagerfpu restore for xsaveopt.
 
        nohlt           [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or
                        wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
index e99f75439f6d570ce4d4879c12ade3490afdc947..4e89b3dd408dc624dd64b5ac23619a9a2996630a 100644 (file)
@@ -508,13 +508,15 @@ static void __init setup_init_fpu_buf(void)
        xsave_state(init_xstate_buf, -1);
 }
 
-static int disable_eagerfpu;
+static enum { AUTO, ENABLE, DISABLE } eagerfpu = AUTO;
 static int __init eager_fpu_setup(char *s)
 {
        if (!strcmp(s, "on"))
-               setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_EAGER_FPU);
+               eagerfpu = ENABLE;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "off"))
-               disable_eagerfpu = 1;
+               eagerfpu = DISABLE;
+       else if (!strcmp(s, "auto"))
+               eagerfpu = AUTO;
        return 1;
 }
 __setup("eagerfpu=", eager_fpu_setup);
@@ -557,8 +559,9 @@ static void __init xstate_enable_boot_cpu(void)
        prepare_fx_sw_frame();
        setup_init_fpu_buf();
 
-       if (cpu_has_xsaveopt && !disable_eagerfpu)
-               setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_EAGER_FPU);
+       /* Auto enable eagerfpu for xsaveopt */
+       if (cpu_has_xsaveopt && eagerfpu != DISABLE)
+               eagerfpu = ENABLE;
 
        pr_info("enabled xstate_bv 0x%llx, cntxt size 0x%x\n",
                pcntxt_mask, xstate_size);
@@ -598,6 +601,10 @@ void __cpuinit eager_fpu_init(void)
 
        clear_used_math();
        current_thread_info()->status = 0;
+
+       if (eagerfpu == ENABLE)
+               setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_EAGER_FPU);
+
        if (!cpu_has_eager_fpu) {
                stts();
                return;