x86/tlb: add tlb_flushall_shift knob into debugfs
kernel will replace cr3 rewrite with invlpg when
tlb_flush_entries <= active_tlb_entries / 2^tlb_flushall_factor
if tlb_flushall_factor is -1, kernel won't do this replacement.
User can modify its value according to specific CPU/applications.
Thanks for Borislav providing the help message of
CONFIG_DEBUG_TLBFLUSH.
Signed-off-by: Alex Shi <alex.shi@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1340845344-27557-6-git-send-email-alex.shi@intel.com
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index e46c214..b322f12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -129,6 +129,25 @@
option saves about 4k and might cause you much additional grey
hair.
+config DEBUG_TLBFLUSH
+ bool "Set upper limit of TLB entries to flush one-by-one"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && (X86_64 || X86_INVLPG)
+ ---help---
+
+ X86-only for now.
+
+ This option allows the user to tune the amount of TLB entries the
+ kernel flushes one-by-one instead of doing a full TLB flush. In
+ certain situations, the former is cheaper. This is controlled by the
+ tlb_flushall_shift knob under /sys/kernel/debug/x86. If you set it
+ to -1, the code flushes the whole TLB unconditionally. Otherwise,
+ for positive values of it, the kernel will use single TLB entry
+ invalidating instructions according to the following formula:
+
+ flush_entries <= active_tlb_entries / 2^tlb_flushall_shift
+
+ If in doubt, say "N".
+
config IOMMU_DEBUG
bool "Enable IOMMU debugging"
depends on GART_IOMMU && DEBUG_KERNEL