linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 07/17] KVM: s390: pv: module parameter to fence lazy destroy

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Message-Id: <20211203165814.73016-8-imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Fri,  3 Dec 2021 17:58:04 +0100
From:   Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     cohuck@...hat.com, borntraeger@...ibm.com, frankja@...ux.ibm.com,
        thuth@...hat.com, pasic@...ux.ibm.com, david@...hat.com,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v6 07/17] KVM: s390: pv: module parameter to fence lazy destroy

Add the module parameter "lazy_destroy", to allow the asynchronous destroy
mechanism to be switched off. This might be useful for debugging purposes.

The parameter is enabled by default.

Signed-off-by: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 14a18ba5ff2c..0c08066067e8 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ unsigned int diag9c_forwarding_hz;
 module_param(diag9c_forwarding_hz, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(diag9c_forwarding_hz, "Maximum diag9c forwarding per second, 0 to turn off");
 
+/* allow asynchronous deinit for protected guests */
+static int lazy_destroy = 1;
+module_param(lazy_destroy, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(lazy_destroy, "Asynchronous destroy for protected guests");
+
 /*
  * For now we handle at most 16 double words as this is what the s390 base
  * kernel handles and stores in the prefix page. If we ever need to go beyond
-- 
2.31.1