linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.18 16/79] x86/topology: Provide topology_smt

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Date:   Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:16:35 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4.18 16/79] x86/topology: Provide topology_smt_supported()

4.18-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Provide information whether SMT is supoorted by the CPUs. Preparatory patch
for SMT control mechanism.

Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h |    2 ++
 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c       |    8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static inline int topology_max_smt_threa
 int topology_update_package_map(unsigned int apicid, unsigned int cpu);
 int topology_phys_to_logical_pkg(unsigned int pkg);
 bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned int cpu);
+bool topology_smt_supported(void);
 #else
 #define topology_max_packages()			(1)
 static inline int
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ topology_update_package_map(unsigned int
 static inline int topology_phys_to_logical_pkg(unsigned int pkg) { return 0; }
 static inline int topology_max_smt_threads(void) { return 1; }
 static inline bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
+static inline bool topology_smt_supported(void) { return false; }
 #endif
 
 static inline void arch_fix_phys_package_id(int num, u32 slot)
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned
 }
 
 /**
+ * topology_smt_supported - Check whether SMT is supported by the CPUs
+ */
+bool topology_smt_supported(void)
+{
+	return smp_num_siblings > 1;
+}
+
+/**
  * topology_phys_to_logical_pkg - Map a physical package id to a logical
  *
  * Returns logical package id or -1 if not found