[v4,0/4] Add a unified parameter "nopvspin"

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Zhenzhong Duan Oct. 3, 2019, 2:02 p.m. UTC

There are cases folks want to disable spinlock optimization for
debug/test purpose. Xen and hyperv already have parameters "xen_nopvspin"
and "hv_nopvspin" to support that, but kvm doesn't.

The first patch adds that feature to KVM guest with "nopvspin".

For compatibility reason original parameters "xen_nopvspin" and
"hv_nopvspin" are retained and marked obsolete.


v4:
PATCH1: use variable name nopvspin instead of pvspin and
        defined it as __initdata, changed print message,
        updated patch description                     [Sean Christopherson]
PATCH2: remove Suggested-by, use "kvm-guest:" prefix  [Sean Christopherson]
PATCH3: make variable nopvsin and xen_pvspin coexist
        remove Reviewed-by due to code change         [Sean Christopherson]
PATCH4: make variable nopvsin and hv_pvspin coexist   [Sean Christopherson]

v3:
PATCH2: Fix indentation

v2:
PATCH1: pick the print code change into separate PATCH2,
        updated patch description             [Vitaly Kuznetsov]
PATCH2: new patch with print code change      [Vitaly Kuznetsov]
PATCH3: add Reviewed-by                       [Juergen Gross]

Zhenzhong Duan (4):
  x86/kvm: Add "nopvspin" parameter to disable PV spinlocks
  x86/kvm: Change print code to use pr_*() format
  xen: Mark "xen_nopvspin" parameter obsolete
  x86/hyperv: Mark "hv_nopvspin" parameter obsolete

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 14 ++++++-
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c                   |  4 ++
 arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h                |  1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c                           | 51 +++++++++++++++----------
 arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c                         |  3 ++
 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c                      |  7 ++++
 6 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)