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Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 01:11:39 +0200
From: Tobias Doerffel <tobias.doerffel@...il.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Tobias Doerffel <tobias.doerffel@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: add specific support for Intel Atom architecture
This adds another option when selecting CPU family so the kernel can
be optimized for Intel Atom CPUs. If GCC supports tuning options for
Intel Atom they will be used.
---
arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu | 17 +++++++++++++----
arch/x86/Makefile | 2 ++
arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu | 2 ++
arch/x86/include/asm/module.h | 2 ++
4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index 8130334..f88a7f6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -262,6 +262,15 @@ config MCORE2
family in /proc/cpuinfo. Newer ones have 6 and older ones 15
(not a typo)
+config MATOM
+ bool "Intel Atom"
+ ---help---
+
+ Select this for Intel Atom platform. Intel Atom CPUs have an in-order
+ pipelining architecture and thus can benefit from in-order optimized
+ code. Use a recent GCC with specific Intel Atom support in order to
+ fully benefit from selecting this option.
+
config GENERIC_CPU
bool "Generic-x86-64"
depends on X86_64
@@ -310,7 +319,7 @@ config X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
default "7" if MPENTIUM4 || MPSC
default "4" if X86_ELAN || M486 || M386 || MGEODEGX1
default "5" if MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK6 || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODE_LX
- default "6" if MK7 || MK8 || MPENTIUMM || MCORE2 || MVIAC7 || X86_GENERIC || GENERIC_CPU
+ default "6" if MK7 || MK8 || MPENTIUMM || MCORE2 || MATOM || MVIAC7 || X86_GENERIC || GENERIC_CPU
config X86_XADD
def_bool y
@@ -359,7 +368,7 @@ config X86_INTEL_USERCOPY
config X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM
def_bool y
- depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MEFFICEON || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2
+ depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MEFFICEON || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2 || MATOM
config X86_USE_3DNOW
def_bool y
@@ -387,7 +396,7 @@ config X86_P6_NOP
config X86_TSC
def_bool y
- depends on ((MWINCHIP3D || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2) && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64
+ depends on ((MWINCHIP3D || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2 || MATOM) && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64
config X86_CMPXCHG64
def_bool y
@@ -397,7 +406,7 @@ config X86_CMPXCHG64
# generates cmov.
config X86_CMOV
def_bool y
- depends on (MK8 || MK7 || MCORE2 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || X86_64)
+ depends on (MK8 || MK7 || MCORE2 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || X86_64 || MATOM)
config X86_MINIMUM_CPU_FAMILY
int
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 8c86b72..c989eec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ else
cflags-$(CONFIG_MCORE2) += \
$(call cc-option,-march=core2,$(call cc-option,-mtune=generic))
+ cflags-$(CONFIG_MATOM) += $(call cc-option,-march=atom) \
+ $(call cc-option,-mtune=atom,$(call cc-option,-mtune=generic))
cflags-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=generic)
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu b/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
index 80177ec..30e9a26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_MCYRIXIII) += $(call cc-option,-march=c3,-march=i486) $(align)-f
cflags-$(CONFIG_MVIAC3_2) += $(call cc-option,-march=c3-2,-march=i686)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MVIAC7) += -march=i686
cflags-$(CONFIG_MCORE2) += -march=i686 $(call tune,core2)
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MATOM) += $(call cc-option,-march=atom,$(call cc-option,-march=core2,-march=i686)) \
+ $(call cc-option,-mtune=atom,$(call cc-option,-mtune=generic))
# AMD Elan support
cflags-$(CONFIG_X86_ELAN) += -march=i486
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/module.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/module.h
index 47d6274..e959c4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/module.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ struct mod_arch_specific {};
#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "586MMX "
#elif defined CONFIG_MCORE2
#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "CORE2 "
+#elif defined CONFIG_MATOM
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "ATOM "
#elif defined CONFIG_M686
#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "686 "
#elif defined CONFIG_MPENTIUMII
--
1.6.3.1
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