On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:49:14 -0500 Jerone Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/Makefile | 2 > arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/idle.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > Updates: Now setting MSR_WE is now default > Tested on hardware platforms bamboo & sequioa and appears > things are working fine on actually hardware! > > This patch adds the ability for the CPU to go into wait state while in > cpu_idle loop. This helps virtulization solutions know when the guest Linux > kernel is in an idle state. There are two ways to do it. > > Command line > idle=spin <-- CPU will spin > idle=wait <-- set CPU into wait state when idle (default) > > > Signed-off-by: Jerone Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Looks great. I'll add it to my tree shortly. josh _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
