linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] locking/spinlocks, paravirt, hyperv: Correct the hv

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Date:   Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:01:42 +0800
From:   Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, jgross@...e.com,
        sstabellini@...nel.org, Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>,
        "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] locking/spinlocks, paravirt, hyperv: Correct the hv_nopvspin case

With the boot parameter "hv_nopvspin" specified a Hyperv guest should
not make use of paravirt spinlocks, but behave as if running on bare
metal. This is not true, however, as the qspinlock code will fall back
to a test-and-set scheme when it is detecting a hypervisor.

In order to avoid this disable the virt_spin_lock_key.

Same change for XEN is already in Commit e6fd28eb3522
("locking/spinlocks, paravirt, xen: Correct the xen_nopvspin case")

Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
Cc: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
index 07f21a0..210495b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ __visible bool hv_vcpu_is_preempted(int vcpu)
 
 void __init hv_init_spinlocks(void)
 {
+	if (!hv_pvspin)
+		static_branch_disable(&virt_spin_lock_key);
+
 	if (!hv_pvspin || !apic ||
 	    !(ms_hyperv.hints & HV_X64_CLUSTER_IPI_RECOMMENDED) ||
 	    !(ms_hyperv.features & HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_IDLE_AVAILABLE)) {
-- 
1.8.3.1