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Michael Neuling 76cbd8a8f8 powerpc: Enable asymmetric SMT scheduling on POWER7 
The POWER7 core has dynamic SMT mode switching which is controlled by
the hypervisor.  There are 3 SMT modes:
	SMT1 uses thread  0
	SMT2 uses threads 0 & 1
	SMT4 uses threads 0, 1, 2 & 3
When in any particular SMT mode, all threads have the same performance
as each other (ie. at any moment in time, all threads perform the same).

The SMT mode switching works such that when linux has threads 2 & 3 idle
and 0 & 1 active, it will cede (H_CEDE hypercall) threads 2 and 3 in the
idle loop and the hypervisor will automatically switch to SMT2 for that
core (independent of other cores).  The opposite is not true, so if
threads 0 & 1 are idle and 2 & 3 are active, we will stay in SMT4 mode.

Similarly if thread 0 is active and threads 1, 2 & 3 are idle, we'll go
into SMT1 mode.

If we can get the core into a lower SMT mode (SMT1 is best), the threads
will perform better (since they share less core resources).  Hence when
we have idle threads, we want them to be the higher ones.

This adds a feature bit for asymmetric packing to powerpc and then
enables it on POWER7.

Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <mikey@neuling.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Acked-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
LKML-Reference: <20100608045702.31FB5CC8C7@localhost.localdomain>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2010-06-09 11:13:14 +02:00
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vdso32 powerpc: Fix segment mapping in vdso32 2009-10-27 16:42:40 +11:00
vdso64 Use macros for .data.page_aligned section. 2009-09-21 06:27:08 +02:00
.gitignore
align.c powerpc: Handle VSX alignment faults correctly in little-endian mode 2009-12-18 14:55:43 +11:00
asm-offsets.c Merge branch 'kvm-updates/2.6.35' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm 2010-05-21 17:16:21 -07:00
audit.c
btext.c powerpc: Use the common ascii hex helpers 2008-08-20 16:34:57 +10:00
cacheinfo.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
cacheinfo.h powerpc: Rewrite sysfs processor cache info code 2009-01-08 16:25:10 +11:00
clock.c [POWERPC] clk.h interface for platforms 2007-10-03 09:11:56 +10:00
compat_audit.c
cpu_setup_6xx.S powerpc: Use names rather than numbers for SPRGs (v2) 2009-08-20 10:12:27 +10:00
cpu_setup_44x.S AMCC PPC 460SX redwood SoC platform initial framework 2009-02-14 14:41:29 -05:00
cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S powerpc/fsl-booke: Enable L1 cache on e500v1/e500v2/e500mc CPUs 2009-06-15 21:45:30 -05:00
cpu_setup_pa6t.S
cpu_setup_ppc970.S
cputable.c powerpc/e500mc: Implement machine check handler. 2010-05-21 07:41:52 -05:00
crash.c powerpc/kexec: Add support for FSL-BookE 2010-05-24 21:25:32 -05:00
crash_dump.c powerpc: Unify opcode definitions and support 2009-02-23 10:48:56 +11:00
dbell.c powerpc: Add support for using doorbells for SMP IPI 2009-02-23 15:53:03 +11:00
dma-iommu.c powerpc: Change archdata dma_data to a union 2009-09-24 15:31:43 +10:00
dma-swiotlb.c powerpc: remove unnecessary sync_single_range_* in swiotlb_dma_ops 2010-05-27 09:12:52 -07:00
dma.c powerpc: remove unnecessary sync_single_range_* in swiotlb_dma_ops 2010-05-27 09:12:52 -07:00
e500-pmu.c powerpc/perf: e500 support 2010-03-05 03:04:08 -06:00
entry_32.S powerpc/47x: Base ppc476 support 2010-05-05 09:11:10 -04:00
entry_64.S powerpc/perf_event: Fix oops due to perf_event_do_pending call 2010-05-12 14:34:00 +10:00
exceptions-64e.S powerpc/book3e-64: Remove duplicated #include 2009-09-24 15:31:41 +10:00
exceptions-64s.S powerpc: Disable interrupts for data breakpoint exceptions 2010-04-07 14:44:38 +10:00
firmware.c powerpc: Make powerpc_firmware_features __read_mostly 2010-02-09 13:56:07 +11:00
fpu.S powerpc: Use names rather than numbers for SPRGs (v2) 2009-08-20 10:12:27 +10:00
fsl_booke_entry_mapping.S powerpc/kexec: Add support for FSL-BookE 2010-05-24 21:25:32 -05:00
ftrace.c Merge branch 'tracing-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2009-06-20 10:56:46 -07:00
head_8xx.S powerpc/8xx: Use SPRG2 and DAR registers to stash r11 and cr. 2010-04-07 18:00:34 +10:00
head_32.S KVM: PPC: Add KVM intercept handlers 2010-05-17 12:18:52 +03:00
head_40x.S powerpc: Use names rather than numbers for SPRGs (v2) 2009-08-20 10:12:27 +10:00
head_44x.S powerpc/4xx: Simple platform for the ISS 4xx simulator 2010-05-05 11:11:56 -04:00
head_64.S KVM: PPC: Name generic 64-bit code generic 2010-05-17 12:18:14 +03:00
head_booke.h powerpc/booke: Add Stack Marking support to Booke Exception Prolog 2010-05-05 08:01:52 -04:00
head_fsl_booke.S powerpc/kexec: Add support for FSL-BookE 2010-05-24 21:25:32 -05:00
ibmebus.c of: Remove duplicate fields from of_platform_driver 2010-05-22 00:10:40 -06:00
idle.c sysctl: Drop & in front of every proc_handler. 2009-11-18 08:37:40 -08:00
idle_6xx.S
idle_e500.S
idle_power4.S
init_task.c Use new __init_task_data macro in arch init_task.c files. 2009-09-21 06:27:08 +02:00
io.c powerpc: tiny memcpy_(to|from)io optimisation 2009-11-04 16:43:12 -07:00
iomap.c [POWERPC] Add 64-bit resources support to pci_iomap 2007-09-20 07:36:52 -05:00
iommu.c powerpc: Remove unused 'protect4gb' boot parameter 2010-05-21 17:31:13 +10:00
irq.c Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2010-05-21 11:17:05 -07:00
isa-bridge.c
kgdb.c powerpc,kgdb: Introduce low level trap catching 2010-05-20 21:04:25 -05:00
kprobes.c powerpc/kprobes: Remove resume_execution() in kprobes 2010-06-02 17:50:37 +10:00
l2cr_6xx.S
legacy_serial.c Fix spelling of 'platform' in comments and doc 2010-02-05 12:22:34 +01:00
lparcfg.c powerpc/pseries: Export data from new hcall H_EM_GET_PARMS 2010-04-07 18:00:29 +10:00
machine_kexec.c powerpc: Allow mem=x cmdline to work with 4G+ 2009-05-15 16:43:41 +10:00
machine_kexec_32.c
machine_kexec_64.c powerpc/kexec: Fix race in kexec shutdown 2010-05-21 17:31:11 +10:00
Makefile powerpc/fsl-booke: Add hibernation support for FSL BookE processors 2010-05-21 07:41:53 -05:00
misc.S perf: Always build the powerpc perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs version 2010-04-03 12:42:00 +02:00
misc_32.S powerpc/kexec: Add support for FSL-BookE 2010-05-24 21:25:32 -05:00
misc_64.S powerpc/kexec: Fix race in kexec shutdown 2010-05-21 17:31:11 +10:00
module.c module: cleanup FIXME comments about trimming exception table entries. 2009-06-12 21:47:05 +09:30
module_32.c powerpc/ppc32: ftrace, dynamic ftrace to handle modules 2008-11-20 10:52:53 -08:00
module_64.c powerpc: Unify opcode definitions and support 2009-02-23 10:48:56 +11:00
mpc7450-pmu.c perf: Do the big rename: Performance Counters -> Performance Events 2009-09-21 14:28:04 +02:00
msi.c powerpc/PCI: include pci.h in powerpc MSI implementation 2009-03-25 08:54:29 -07:00
nvram_64.c arch/powerpc: Fix continuation line formats 2010-02-09 13:55:05 +11:00
of_device.c arch/powerpc: Move dma_mask from of_device into pdev_archdata 2010-05-22 00:10:40 -06:00
of_platform.c of: Remove duplicate fields from of_platform_driver 2010-05-22 00:10:40 -06:00
paca.c powerpc/kexec: Fix race in kexec shutdown 2010-05-21 17:31:11 +10:00
pci-common.c of: eliminate of_device->node and dev_archdata->{of,prom}_node 2010-05-18 16:10:45 -06:00
pci_32.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
pci_64.c of: add 'of_' prefix to machine_is_compatible() 2010-02-09 08:33:00 -07:00
pci_dn.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
pci_of_scan.c powerpc/pci: Check devices status property when scanning OF tree 2010-05-21 17:31:09 +10:00
perf_callchain.c perf: Fix inconsistency between IP and callchain sampling 2010-01-28 14:31:20 +01:00
perf_event.c perf, powerpc: Implement group scheduling transactional APIs 2010-05-11 17:08:24 +02:00
perf_event_fsl_emb.c powerpc/perf: e500 support 2010-03-05 03:04:08 -06:00
pmc.c powerpc: Convert pmc_owner_lock to raw_spinlock 2010-02-19 14:52:33 +11:00
power4-pmu.c perf: Do the big rename: Performance Counters -> Performance Events 2009-09-21 14:28:04 +02:00
power5+-pmu.c powerpc: perf_event: Enable SDAR in continous sample mode 2009-10-28 16:13:02 +11:00
power5-pmu.c powerpc: perf_event: Enable SDAR in continous sample mode 2009-10-28 16:13:02 +11:00
power6-pmu.c powerpc: perf_event: Enable SDAR in continous sample mode 2009-10-28 16:13:02 +11:00
power7-pmu.c powerpc: perf_event: Enable SDAR in continous sample mode 2009-10-28 16:13:02 +11:00
ppc32.h
ppc970-pmu.c powerpc: perf_event: Enable SDAR in continous sample mode 2009-10-28 16:13:02 +11:00
ppc_ksyms.c powerpc: Don't export cvt_fd & _df when CONFIG_PPC_FPU is not set 2010-05-31 11:51:54 +10:00
ppc_save_regs.S powerpc: Prepare xmon_save_regs for use with kdump 2008-12-23 15:13:28 +11:00
proc_powerpc.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
process.c powerpc: Enable asymmetric SMT scheduling on POWER7 2010-06-09 11:13:14 +02:00
prom.c powerpc: Dynamically allocate pacas 2010-03-09 11:52:52 +11:00
prom_init.c powerpc/numa: Add form 1 NUMA affinity 2010-04-28 16:22:33 +10:00
prom_init_check.sh powerpc: Print linux_banner in prom_init 2009-03-11 17:11:33 +11:00
prom_parse.c powerpc: Fix of_node_put() exit path in of_irq_map_one() 2009-04-20 12:18:43 -06:00
ptrace.c powerpc: Add kprobe-based event tracer 2010-04-07 18:11:43 +10:00
ptrace32.c headers: smp_lock.h redux 2009-07-12 12:22:34 -07:00
reloc_64.S
rtas-proc.c powerpc: Move /proc/ppc64 to /proc/powerpc update 2010-01-15 13:26:17 +11:00
rtas-rtc.c
rtas.c powerpc/pseries: Call ibm,os-term if the ibm,extended-os-term is present 2010-04-07 18:00:48 +10:00
rtas_flash.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
rtas_pci.c powerpc/pci: Clean up direct access to sysdata by RTAS 2009-05-21 15:44:23 +10:00
rtasd.c powerpc/rtasd: Don't start event scan if scan rate is zero 2010-05-21 17:29:39 +10:00
setup-common.c powerpc/cpumask: Update some comments 2010-05-06 17:41:59 +10:00
setup.h
setup_32.c powerpc: Fix swiotlb to respect the boot option 2010-03-19 16:38:16 +11:00
setup_64.c powerpc: Use more accurate limit for first segment memory allocations 2010-05-21 17:31:10 +10:00
signal.c powerpc/booke: Add support for advanced debug registers 2010-02-17 14:03:17 +11:00
signal.h powerpc: Sanitize stack pointer in signal handling code 2009-03-27 16:58:24 +11:00
signal_32.c powerpc/booke: Add support for advanced debug registers 2010-02-17 14:03:17 +11:00
signal_64.c powerpc: Sanitize stack pointer in signal handling code 2009-03-27 16:58:24 +11:00
smp-tbsync.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
smp.c powerpc: Use common cpu_die (fixes SMP+SUSPEND build) 2010-05-21 17:31:08 +10:00
softemu8xx.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
stacktrace.c
suspend.c PAGE_ALIGN(): correctly handle 64-bit values on 32-bit architectures 2008-07-24 10:47:21 -07:00
swsusp.c powerpc/mm: Split mmu_context handling 2008-12-21 14:21:15 +11:00
swsusp_32.S powerpc/swsusp_32: Fix TLB invalidation 2010-01-15 13:20:07 +11:00
swsusp_64.c [POWERPC] powermac: Suspend to disk on G5 2007-05-07 20:31:14 +10:00
swsusp_asm64.S
swsusp_booke.S powerpc/fsl-booke: Add hibernation support for FSL BookE processors 2010-05-21 07:41:53 -05:00
sys_ppc32.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
syscalls.c Add generic sys_olduname() 2010-03-12 15:52:32 -08:00
sysfs.c powerpc: Use smt_snooze_delay=-1 to always busy loop 2010-05-21 17:31:12 +10:00
systbl.S
systbl_chk.c
systbl_chk.sh
tau_6xx.c tree-wide: fix assorted typos all over the place 2009-12-04 15:39:55 +01:00
time.c powerpc/perf_event: Fix oops due to perf_event_do_pending call 2010-05-12 14:34:00 +10:00
traps.c Merge commit 'kumar/next' into next 2010-05-31 10:01:50 +10:00
udbg.c powerpc: gamecube/wii: early debugging using usbgecko 2009-12-12 22:24:31 -07:00
udbg_16550.c trivial: fix typo "for for" in multiple files 2009-09-21 15:14:54 +02:00
vdso.c tree-wide: fix a very frequent spelling mistake 2009-11-09 09:40:54 +01:00
vecemu.c
vector.S powerpc: Fix usage of 64-bit instruction in 32-bit altivec code 2009-12-09 18:10:12 +11:00
vio.c Merge remote branch 'origin' into secretlab/next-devicetree 2010-05-22 00:36:56 -06:00
vmlinux.lds.S Rename .data.read_mostly to .data..read_mostly. 2010-03-03 11:26:00 +01:00