* [PATCH] x86: mtrr_cleanup update command line and doc mtrr-cleanup-debug v2
@ 2008-09-30 22:06 Yinghai Lu
2008-09-30 23:11 ` H. Peter Anvin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Yinghai Lu @ 2008-09-30 22:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ingo Molnar, Thomas Gleixner, H. Peter Anvin, Andrew Morton
Cc: linux-kernel, Yinghai Lu
change enable_mtrr_cleanup to mtrr-cleanup, disable_mtrr_cleanup to nomtrr-cleanup.
so doc mtrr-cleanup-debug.
v2: some _ to -
and change MTRR_SANITIZER to def_bool y
Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 +++++--
arch/x86/Kconfig | 6 +++---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c | 6 +++---
3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
Index: linux-2.6/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ linux-2.6/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -614,12 +614,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters.
See drivers/char/README.epca and
Documentation/digiepca.txt.
- disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
- enable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
+ nomtrr-cleanup [X86]
+ mtrr-cleanup [X86]
The kernel tries to adjust MTRR layout from continuous
to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB
entry later. This parameter enables/disables that.
+ mtrr-cleanup-debug [X86]
+ print out more debug info for mtrr cleanup.
+
mtrr_chunk_size=nn[KMG] [X86]
used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continous chunk
that could hold holes aka. UC entries.
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1243,18 +1243,18 @@ config MTRR
See <file:Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt> for more information.
config MTRR_SANITIZER
- bool
+ def_bool y
prompt "MTRR cleanup support"
depends on MTRR
help
Convert MTRR layout from continuous to discrete, so X drivers can
add writeback entries.
- Can be disabled with disable_mtrr_cleanup on the kernel command line.
+ Can be disabled with nomtrr-cleanup on the kernel command line.
The largest mtrr entry size for a continous block can be set with
mtrr_chunk_size.
- If unsure, say N.
+ If unsure, say Y.
config MTRR_SANITIZER_ENABLE_DEFAULT
int "MTRR cleanup enable value (0-1)"
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int __init disable_mtrr_cleanup_s
enable_mtrr_cleanup = 0;
return 0;
}
-early_param("disable_mtrr_cleanup", disable_mtrr_cleanup_setup);
+early_param("nomtrr-cleanup", disable_mtrr_cleanup_setup);
static int __init enable_mtrr_cleanup_setup(char *str)
{
@@ -834,14 +834,14 @@ static int __init enable_mtrr_cleanup_se
enable_mtrr_cleanup = 1;
return 0;
}
-early_param("enable_mtrr_cleanup", enable_mtrr_cleanup_setup);
+early_param("mtrr-cleanup", enable_mtrr_cleanup_setup);
static int __init mtrr_cleanup_debug_setup(char *str)
{
debug_print = 1;
return 0;
}
-early_param("mtrr_cleanup_debug", mtrr_cleanup_debug_setup);
+early_param("mtrr-cleanup-debug", mtrr_cleanup_debug_setup);
struct var_mtrr_state {
unsigned long range_startk;
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* Re: [PATCH] x86: mtrr_cleanup update command line and doc mtrr-cleanup-debug v2
2008-09-30 22:06 [PATCH] x86: mtrr_cleanup update command line and doc mtrr-cleanup-debug v2 Yinghai Lu
@ 2008-09-30 23:11 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-30 23:13 ` Yinghai Lu
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: H. Peter Anvin @ 2008-09-30 23:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Yinghai Lu; +Cc: Ingo Molnar, Thomas Gleixner, Andrew Morton, linux-kernel
Yinghai Lu wrote:
> change enable_mtrr_cleanup to mtrr-cleanup, disable_mtrr_cleanup to nomtrr-cleanup.
> so doc mtrr-cleanup-debug.
>
> v2: some _ to -
>
> and change MTRR_SANITIZER to def_bool y
Could you split that into two patches, please?
-hpa
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* Re: [PATCH] x86: mtrr_cleanup update command line and doc mtrr-cleanup-debug v2
2008-09-30 23:11 ` H. Peter Anvin
@ 2008-09-30 23:13 ` Yinghai Lu
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Yinghai Lu @ 2008-09-30 23:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: H. Peter Anvin; +Cc: Ingo Molnar, Thomas Gleixner, Andrew Morton, linux-kernel
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 4:11 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>
>> change enable_mtrr_cleanup to mtrr-cleanup, disable_mtrr_cleanup to
>> nomtrr-cleanup.
>> so doc mtrr-cleanup-debug.
>>
>> v2: some _ to -
>>
>> and change MTRR_SANITIZER to def_bool y
>
> Could you split that into two patches, please?
>
will split into three.
YH
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