From: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
To: <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>, <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>,
<marc.zyngier@arm.com>, <will.deacon@arm.com>,
<Stefano.Stabellini@eu.citrix.com>, <Ian.Campbell@citrix.com>,
<linux@arm.linux.org.uk>, <olof@lixom.net>, <arnd@arndb.de>,
<catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>,
<nico@linaro.org>, <cov@codeaurora.org>,
<Catalin.Marinas@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v8 4/6] arm64: introduce CONFIG_PARAVIRT, PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING and pv_time_ops
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 18:49:56 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1389206998-27875-4-git-send-email-stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1401081845040.21510@kaball.uk.xensource.com>
Introduce CONFIG_PARAVIRT and PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING on ARM64.
Necessary duplication of paravirt.h and paravirt.c with ARM.
The only paravirt interface supported is pv_time_ops.steal_clock, so no
runtime pvops patching needed.
This allows us to make use of steal_account_process_tick for stolen
ticks accounting.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
CC: will.deacon@arm.com
CC: nico@linaro.org
CC: marc.zyngier@arm.com
CC: cov@codeaurora.org
CC: arnd@arndb.de
CC: olof@lixom.net
CC: Catalin.Marinas@arm.com
---
Changes in v7:
- ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT the content of paravirt.h.
---
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile | 1 +
2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 6d4dd22..d1003ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -212,6 +212,25 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
source "mm/Kconfig"
+config PARAVIRT
+ bool "Enable paravirtualization code"
+ ---help---
+ This changes the kernel so it can modify itself when it is run
+ under a hypervisor, potentially improving performance significantly
+ over full virtualization.
+
+config PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
+ bool "Paravirtual steal time accounting"
+ select PARAVIRT
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ Select this option to enable fine granularity task steal time
+ accounting. Time spent executing other tasks in parallel with
+ the current vCPU is discounted from the vCPU power. To account for
+ that, there can be a small performance impact.
+
+ If in doubt, say N here.
+
config XEN_DOM0
def_bool y
depends on XEN
@@ -220,6 +239,7 @@ config XEN
bool "Xen guest support on ARM64 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on ARM64 && OF
select SWIOTLB_XEN
+ select PARAVIRT
help
Say Y if you want to run Linux in a Virtual Machine on Xen on ARM64.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
index 5ba2fd4..1dee735 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += smp.o smp_spin_table.o
arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS) += perf_event.o
arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT)+= hw_breakpoint.o
arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK) += early_printk.o
+arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT) += paravirt.o
obj-y += $(arm64-obj-y) vdso/
obj-m += $(arm64-obj-m)
--
1.7.10.4
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-01-08 18:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-01-08 18:48 [PATCH v8 0/6] xen/arm/arm64: CONFIG_PARAVIRT and stolen ticks accounting Stefano Stabellini
2014-01-08 18:49 ` [PATCH v8 1/6] xen: move xen_setup_runstate_info and get_runstate_snapshot to drivers/xen/time.c Stefano Stabellini
2014-01-08 18:49 ` [PATCH v8 2/6] kernel: missing include in cputime.c Stefano Stabellini
2014-01-08 18:49 ` [PATCH v8 3/6] arm: introduce CONFIG_PARAVIRT, PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING and pv_time_ops Stefano Stabellini
2014-01-09 12:13 ` Ian Campbell
2014-01-08 18:49 ` Stefano Stabellini [this message]
2014-01-08 19:13 ` [PATCH v8 4/6] arm64: " Christopher Covington
2014-01-09 12:13 ` Catalin Marinas
2014-01-09 12:15 ` Ian Campbell
2014-01-09 17:50 ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-01-09 17:53 ` Catalin Marinas
2014-01-08 18:49 ` [PATCH v8 5/6] core: remove ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT Stefano Stabellini
2014-01-08 18:49 ` [PATCH v8 6/6] xen/arm: account for stolen ticks Stefano Stabellini
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