[IA64] allow user to force_pal_cache_flush
The sequence executed in check_sal_cache_flush:
- pend a timer interrupt
- call SAL_CACHE_FLUSH
- see if interrupt is still pending
can hang HP machines with buggy SAL_CACHE_FLUSH implementations.
Provide a kernel command-line argument to allow users skip this
check if desired. Using this parameter will force ia64_sal_cache_flush
to call ia64_pal_cache_flush() instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.
Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c
index a3022dc..7e02597 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@
*/
static int sal_cache_flush_drops_interrupts;
+static int __init
+force_pal_cache_flush(char *str)
+{
+ sal_cache_flush_drops_interrupts = 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+early_param("force_pal_cache_flush", force_pal_cache_flush);
+
void __init
check_sal_cache_flush (void)
{
@@ -237,6 +245,9 @@
u64 vector, cache_type = 3;
struct ia64_sal_retval isrv;
+ if (sal_cache_flush_drops_interrupts)
+ return;
+
cpu = get_cpu();
local_irq_save(flags);