linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 6/6] powerpc: pseries: Add pv-qspinlock build config/make

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Message-Id: <1464164289-6124-7-git-send-email-xinhui.pan@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 May 2016 16:18:09 +0800
From:	Pan Xinhui <xinhui.pan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Cc:	benh@...nel.crashing.org, paulus@...ba.org, mpe@...erman.id.au,
	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	jeremy@...p.org, chrisw@...s-sol.org, akataria@...are.com,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, Pan Xinhui <xinhui.pan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 6/6] powerpc: pseries: Add pv-qspinlock build config/make

pseries has PowerVM support, the default option is Y.

Signed-off-by: Pan Xinhui <xinhui.pan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile           | 1 +
 arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
index 2da380f..ae7c2f1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_970_NAP)	+= idle_power4.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_P7_NAP)	+= idle_power7.o
 procfs-y			:= proc_powerpc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS)		+= $(procfs-y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS)	+= paravirt.o
 rtaspci-$(CONFIG_PPC64)-$(CONFIG_PCI)	:= rtas_pci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_RTAS)		+= rtas.o rtas-rtc.o $(rtaspci-y-y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_RTAS_DAEMON)	+= rtasd.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index f669323..46632e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -128,3 +128,11 @@ config HV_PERF_CTRS
 	  systems. 24x7 is available on Power 8 systems.
 
           If unsure, select Y.
+
+config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
+	bool "Paravirtialization support for qspinlock"
+	depends on PPC_SPLPAR && QUEUED_SPINLOCKS
+	default y
+	help
+	  If platform supports virtualization, for example PowerVM, this option
+	  can let guest have a better performace.
-- 
1.9.1