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authorVincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>2011-08-08 13:21:59 +0100
committerRussell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>2011-10-17 09:02:43 +0100
commitc9018aab8eee24b993c12c7aff7fc99d3d73f298 (patch)
tree9c03698cff4bda12364af7c84ed09122219bbc2c /arch/arm/Kconfig
parentd0a77454c70d0449a5f87087deb8f0cb15145e90 (diff)
ARM: 7011/1: Add ARM cpu topology definition
The affinity between ARM processors is defined in the MPIDR register. We can identify which processors are in the same cluster, and which ones have performance interdependency. We can define the cpu topology of ARM platform, that is then used by sched_mc and sched_smt. The default state of sched_mc and sched_smt config is disable. When enabled, the behavior of the scheduler can be modified with sched_mc_power_savings and sched_smt_power_savings sysfs interfaces. Changes since v4 : * Remove unnecessary parentheses and blank lines Changes since v3 : * Update the format of printk message * Remove blank line Changes since v2 : * Update the commit message and some comments Changes since v1 : * Update the commit message * Add read_cpuid_mpidr in arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h * Modify header of arch/arm/kernel/topology.c * Modify tests and manipulation of MPIDR's bitfields * Modify the place and dependancy of the config * Modify Noop functions Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Reviewed-by: Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
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@@ -1393,6 +1393,31 @@ config SMP_ON_UP
If you don't know what to do here, say Y.
+config ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY
+ bool "Support cpu topology definition"
+ depends on SMP && CPU_V7
+ default y
+ help
+ Support ARM cpu topology definition. The MPIDR register defines
+ affinity between processors which is then used to describe the cpu
+ topology of an ARM System.
+
+config SCHED_MC
+ bool "Multi-core scheduler support"
+ depends on ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY
+ help
+ Multi-core scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision
+ making when dealing with multi-core CPU chips at a cost of slightly
+ increased overhead in some places. If unsure say N here.
+
+config SCHED_SMT
+ bool "SMT scheduler support"
+ depends on ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY
+ help
+ Improves the CPU scheduler's decision making when dealing with
+ MultiThreading at a cost of slightly increased overhead in some
+ places. If unsure say N here.
+
config HAVE_ARM_SCU
bool
help