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* [PATCH] xen/spinlock: Document the xen_nopvspin parameter.
@ 2013-09-25 14:09 Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
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From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk @ 2013-09-25 14:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: xen-devel, linux-kernel; +Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk

Which disables in the ticketlock slowpath the Xen PV optimization's.
Useful for diagnosing issues and comparing benchmarks in
over-commit CPU scenarios.

Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 7f9d4f5..b958912 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3412,6 +3412,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 				the unplug protocol
 			never -- do not unplug even if version check succeeds
 
+	xen_nopvspin	[X86,XEN]
+			Disables the ticketlock slowpath using Xen PV
+			optimizations.
+
 	xirc2ps_cs=	[NET,PCMCIA]
 			Format:
 			<irq>,<irq_mask>,<io>,<full_duplex>,<do_sound>,<lockup_hack>[,<irq2>[,<irq3>[,<irq4>]]]
-- 
1.8.3.1


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