From 3b70b2e5fcf6315eb833a1bcc2b810bdc75484ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Len Brown Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:08:48 -0400 Subject: x86 idle floppy: deprecate disable_hlt() Plan to remove floppy_disable_hlt in 2012, an ancient workaround with comments that it should be removed. This allows us to remove clutter and a run-time branch from the idle code. WARN_ONCE() on invocation until it is removed. cc: x86@kernel.org cc: stable@kernel.org # .39.x Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index b3f35e5f9c9..5540615ac26 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- +What: x86 floppy disable_hlt +When: 2012 +Why: ancient workaround of dubious utility clutters the + code used by everybody else. +Who: Len Brown + +--------------------------- + What: PRISM54 When: 2.6.34 -- cgit v1.2.3 From 99c63221435963e0cee2402686ba99293c2ffa9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Len Brown Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:19:23 -0400 Subject: x86 idle APM: deprecate CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE We don't want to export the pm_idle function pointer to modules. Currently CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE w/ CONFIG_APM_MODULE forces us to. CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is of dubious value, it runs only on 32-bit uniprocessor laptops that are over 10 years old. It calls into the BIOS during idle, and is known to cause a number of machines to fail. Removing CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE and will allow us to stop exporting pm_idle. Any systems that were calling into the APM BIOS at run-time will simply use HLT instead. cc: x86@kernel.org cc: Jiri Kosina cc: stable@kernel.org # .39.x Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 ++++++++++ arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 5540615ac26..fc505c1b476 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ Who: Len Brown --------------------------- +What: CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE, and its ability to call APM BIOS in idle +When: 2012 +Why: This optional sub-feature of APM is of dubious reliability, + and ancient APM laptops are likely better served by calling HLT. + Deleting CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE allows x86 to stop exporting + the pm_idle function pointer to modules. +Who: Len Brown + +---------------------------- + What: PRISM54 When: 2.6.34 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c index 0e4f24c2a74..4c4ac32cd12 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c @@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ struct apm_user { * idle percentage above which bios idle calls are done */ #ifdef CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE +#warning deprecated CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE will be deleted in 2012 #define DEFAULT_IDLE_THRESHOLD 95 #else #define DEFAULT_IDLE_THRESHOLD 100 @@ -902,6 +903,7 @@ static void apm_cpu_idle(void) unsigned int jiffies_since_last_check = jiffies - last_jiffies; unsigned int bucket; + WARN_ONCE(1, "deprecated apm_cpu_idle will be deleted in 2012"); recalc: if (jiffies_since_last_check > IDLE_CALC_LIMIT) { use_apm_idle = 0; -- cgit v1.2.3 From cdaab4a0d330f70c0e5ad8c3f7c65c2e375ea180 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Len Brown Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:41:17 -0400 Subject: x86 idle: deprecate "no-hlt" cmdline param We'd rather that modern machines not check if HLT works on every entry into idle, for the benefit of machines that had marginal electricals 15-years ago. If those machines are still running the upstream kernel, they can use "idle=poll". The only difference will be that they'll now invoke HLT in machine_hlt(). cc: x86@kernel.org # .39.x Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 11 +++++++++++ arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index fc505c1b476..f1b0eb02aa1 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ Who: Len Brown ---------------------------- +What: x86_32 "no-hlt" cmdline param +When: 2012 +Why: remove a branch from idle path, simplify code used by everybody. + This option disabled the use of HLT in idle and machine_halt() + for hardware that was flakey 15-years ago. Today we have + "idle=poll" that removed HLT from idle, and so if such a machine + is still running the upstream kernel, "idle=poll" is likely sufficient. +Who: Len Brown + +---------------------------- + What: PRISM54 When: 2.6.34 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c index c39576cb301..525514cf33c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static int __init no_halt(char *s) { + WARN_ONCE(1, "\"no-hlt\" is deprecated, please use \"idle=poll\"\n"); boot_cpu_data.hlt_works_ok = 0; return 1; } -- cgit v1.2.3 From 5d4c47e0195b989f284907358bd5c268a44b91c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Len Brown Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:46:09 -0400 Subject: x86 idle: deprecate mwait_idle() and "idle=mwait" cmdline param mwait_idle() is a C1-only idle loop intended to be more efficient than HLT on SMP hardware that supports it. But mwait_idle() has been replaced by the more general mwait_idle_with_hints(), which handles both C1 and deeper C-states. ACPI uses only mwait_idle_with_hints(), and never uses mwait_idle(). Deprecate mwait_idle() and the "idle=mwait" cmdline param to simplify the x86 idle code. After this change, kernels configured with (!CONFIG_ACPI=n && !CONFIG_INTEL_IDLE=n) when run on hardware that support MWAIT will simply use HLT. If MWAIT is desired on those systems, cpuidle and the cpuidle drivers above can be used. cc: x86@kernel.org cc: stable@kernel.org # .39.x Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 7 +++++++ arch/x86/kernel/process.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index f1b0eb02aa1..13f0bb3187b 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ Who: Len Brown ---------------------------- +What: x86 "idle=mwait" cmdline param +When: 2012 +Why: simplify x86 idle code +Who: Len Brown + +---------------------------- + What: PRISM54 When: 2.6.34 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c index 84f3cdae440..8fb182956cb 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c @@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str) boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_POLL; } else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait")) { boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT; + WARN_ONCE(1, "\idle=mwait\" will be removed in 2012\"\n"); } else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) { /* * When the boot option of idle=halt is added, halt is -- cgit v1.2.3