From 554b0004d0ec4fbd11e08668dfc400f211e8d5c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hilman Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:28:21 -0700 Subject: vtime: Add HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN Kconfig With VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN, cputime_t becomes 64-bit. In order to use that feature, arch code should be audited to ensure there are no races in concurrent read/write of cputime_t. For example, reading/writing 64-bit cputime_t on some 32-bit arches may require multiple accesses for low and high value parts, so proper locking is needed to protect against concurrent accesses. Therefore, add CONFIG_HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN which arches can enable after they've been audited for potential races. This option is automatically enabled on 64-bit platforms. Feature requested by Frederic Weisbecker. Signed-off-by: Kevin Hilman Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Russell King Cc: Paul E. McKenney Cc: Arm Linux Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker --- arch/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'arch/Kconfig') diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig index af2cc6eabcc7..185f8b007643 100644 --- a/arch/Kconfig +++ b/arch/Kconfig @@ -353,6 +353,18 @@ config HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING config HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING bool +config HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN + bool + default y if 64BIT + help + With VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN, cputime_t becomes 64-bit. + Before enabling this option, arch code must be audited + to ensure there are no races in concurrent read/write of + cputime_t. For example, reading/writing 64-bit cputime_t on + some 32-bit arches may require multiple accesses, so proper + locking is needed to protect against concurrent accesses. + + config HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING bool help -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522