Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1 v3] Add kernel parameter to disable batched hcalls

From: Will Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:33:12 -0500

This introduces a pair of kernel parameters that can be used to disable
the MULTITCE and BULK_REMOVE h-calls.

By default, those hcalls are enabled, active, and good for throughput
and performance.  The ability to disable them will be useful for some of
the PREEMPT_RT related investigation and work occurring on Power.

Signed-off-by: Will Schmidt <[email-masked]>
cc: Olof Johansson <[email-masked]>
cc: Anton Blanchard <[email-masked]>
cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email-masked]>

---

v2 - Per feedback from Olof, the code is reworked to utilize kernel
    parameter runtime checks, rather than CONFIG options.
   - Added relevant change to kernel-parameters.txt

v3 - ran through checkpatch and fixed whitespace issues.
   - consolidated the if() staircases to save indentation.

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index e2c7487..5c40801 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	bttv.pll=	See Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Insmod-options
 	bttv.tuner=	and Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDLIST
 
+	bulk_remove=off	[PPC]  This parameter disables the use of the pSeries
+			firmware feature for flushing multiple hpte entries
+			at a time.
+
 	BusLogic=	[HW,SCSI]
 			See drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c, comment before function
 			BusLogic_ParseDriverOptions().
@@ -1499,6 +1503,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	mtdparts=	[MTD]
 			See drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c.
 
+	multitce=off	[PPC]  This parameter disables the use of the pSeries
+			firmware feature for updating multiple TCE entries
+			at a time.
+
 	onenand.bdry=	[HW,MTD] Flex-OneNAND Boundary Configuration
 
 			Format: [die0_boundary][,die0_lock][,die1_boundary][,die1_lock]
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
index 902987d..e174a2f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
@@ -625,3 +625,17 @@ void iommu_init_early_pSeries(void)
 	set_pci_dma_ops(&dma_iommu_ops);
 }
 
+static int __init disable_multitce(char *str)
+{
+	if (strcmp(str, "off") == 0 &&
+	    firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) &&
+	    firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_MULTITCE)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling MULTITCE firmware feature\n");
+		ppc_md.tce_build = tce_build_pSeriesLP;
+		ppc_md.tce_free	 = tce_free_pSeriesLP;
+		powerpc_firmware_features &= ~FW_FEATURE_MULTITCE;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("multitce=", disable_multitce);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index 0707653..82d15e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -599,6 +599,18 @@ static void pSeries_lpar_flush_hash_range(unsigned long number, int local)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pSeries_lpar_tlbie_lock, flags);
 }
 
+static int __init disable_bulk_remove(char *str)
+{
+	if (strcmp(str, "off") == 0 &&
+	    firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_BULK_REMOVE)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling BULK_REMOVE firmware feature");
+			powerpc_firmware_features &= ~FW_FEATURE_BULK_REMOVE;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("bulk_remove=", disable_bulk_remove);
+
 void __init hpte_init_lpar(void)
 {
 	ppc_md.hpte_invalidate	= pSeries_lpar_hpte_invalidate;