pSeries run as a guest and might need pv-qspinlock.
Signed-off-by: Pan Xinhui <xinhui....@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile | 1 +
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
index fe4c075..efd2f3d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_970_NAP) += idle_power4.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_P7_NAP) += idle_book3s.o
procfs-y := proc_powerpc.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += $(procfs-y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS) += paravirt.o
rtaspci-$(CONFIG_PPC64)-$(CONFIG_PCI) := rtas_pci.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_RTAS) += rtas.o rtas-rtc.o $(rtaspci-y-y)
obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_RTAS_DAEMON) += rtasd.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index f669323..46632e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -128,3 +128,11 @@ config HV_PERF_CTRS
systems. 24x7 is available on Power 8 systems.
If unsure, select Y.
+
+config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
+ bool "Paravirtialization support for qspinlock"
+ depends on PPC_SPLPAR && QUEUED_SPINLOCKS
+ default y
+ help
+ If platform supports virtualization, for example PowerVM, this option
+ can let guest have a better performace.
--
2.4.11
