linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/4] habanalabs: set memory scrubbing to disabled by default

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Date:   Fri, 21 May 2021 20:06:50 +0300
From:   Oded Gabbay <ogabbay@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] habanalabs: set memory scrubbing to disabled by default

Scrubbing memory after every unmap is very costly in terms of
performance. If a user wants it he can enable it but the default
should prioritize performance.

Signed-off-by: Oded Gabbay <ogabbay@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
index df1e91f810cc..339a1860c1e7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(hl_devs_idr_lock);
 
 static int timeout_locked = 30;
 static int reset_on_lockup = 1;
-static int memory_scrub = 1;
+static int memory_scrub;
 static ulong boot_error_status_mask = ULONG_MAX;
 
 module_param(timeout_locked, int, 0444);
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(reset_on_lockup,
 
 module_param(memory_scrub, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(memory_scrub,
-	"Scrub device memory in various states (0 = no, 1 = yes, default yes)");
+	"Scrub device memory in various states (0 = no, 1 = yes, default no)");
 
 module_param(boot_error_status_mask, ulong, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(boot_error_status_mask,
-- 
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