On Fri 2007-12-14 00:47:10, Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu wrote:
> Some multiprocessor 64-bit AMD systems don't allow the user to disable
> the C1E C-state. The kernel detects C1E and marks the LAPIC as
> broken, thereby disabling dynticks. This patch adds an option to
> disable C1E when detected. It also allows the user to enable this
> processor feature even if that means disabling dynticks, which is
> useful in case C1E might provide better power savings (e.g.: C-states
> beyond C1 don't work). Tested on a Turion X2 TL-56 laptop. Thanks to
> Mikhail Kshevetskiy and FreeBSD for pointing out the relevant AMD docs.
...
> +static int __cpuinit force_amd_c1e(char *str) {
{ on new line, please.
> + disable_amd_c1e = 0;
> + return 1;
> +}
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