linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot

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Date:   Sat, 26 Nov 2016 14:15:42 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com>,
        mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, bp@...e.de,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, lukasz.daniluk@...el.com,
        james.h.cownie@...el.com, jacob.jun.pan@...el.com,
        Piotr.Luc@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot

On Thu 2016-10-27 16:38:13, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Oct 2016, Grzegorz Andrejczuk wrote:
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > +static int phi_r3mwait_disabled __read_mostly;
> > +
> > +static int __init phir3mwait_disable(char *__unused)
> > +{
> > +	phi_r3mwait_disabled = 1;
> > +	pr_warn("x86/phir3mwait: Disabled ring 3 MWAIT for Xeon Phi");
> 
> Why would that be a warning? The sysadmin added the command line switch, so
> why does he needs to be warned?

Its telling admin he did not make a typo on the command line. We often do that....

									Pavel
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