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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2014-08-14 04:20:04 +0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2014-08-14 04:20:04 +0400
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Merge branch 'x86-xsave-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86/xsave changes from Peter Anvin: "This is a patchset to support the XSAVES instruction required to support context switch of supervisor-only features in upcoming silicon. This patchset missed the 3.16 merge window, which is why it is based on 3.15-rc7" * 'x86-xsave-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86, xsave: Add forgotten inline annotation x86/xsaves: Clean up code in xstate offsets computation in xsave area x86/xsave: Make it clear that the XSAVE macros use (%edi)/(%rdi) Define kernel API to get address of each state in xsave area x86/xsaves: Enable xsaves/xrstors x86/xsaves: Call booting time xsaves and xrstors in setup_init_fpu_buf x86/xsaves: Save xstate to task's xsave area in __save_fpu during booting time x86/xsaves: Add xsaves and xrstors support for booting time x86/xsaves: Clear reserved bits in xsave header x86/xsaves: Use xsave/xrstor for saving and restoring user space context x86/xsaves: Use xsaves/xrstors for context switch x86/xsaves: Use xsaves/xrstors to save and restore xsave area x86/xsaves: Define a macro for handling xsave/xrstor instruction fault x86/xsaves: Define macros for xsave instructions x86/xsaves: Change compacted format xsave area header x86/alternative: Add alternative_input_2 to support alternative with two features and input x86/xsaves: Add a kernel parameter noxsaves to disable xsaves/xrstors
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and restore using xsave. The kernel will fallback to
enabling legacy floating-point and sse state.
+ noxsaveopt [X86] Disables xsaveopt used in saving x86 extended
+ register states. The kernel will fall back to use
+ xsave to save the states. By using this parameter,
+ performance of saving the states is degraded because
+ xsave doesn't support modified optimization while
+ xsaveopt supports it on xsaveopt enabled systems.
+
+ noxsaves [X86] Disables xsaves and xrstors used in saving and
+ restoring x86 extended register state in compacted
+ form of xsave area. The kernel will fall back to use
+ xsaveopt and xrstor to save and restore the states
+ in standard form of xsave area. By using this
+ parameter, xsave area per process might occupy more
+ memory on xsaves enabled systems.
+
eagerfpu= [X86]
on enable eager fpu restore
off disable eager fpu restore