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Re: [RFC][PATCH] tunables: Add elision tunable
- From: "Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho" <tuliom at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- To: rcardoso <rcardoso at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Cc: stli at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com
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- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:04:58 -0200
- Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] tunables: Add elision tunable
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- References: <68de6583-4f5c-5fa4-9328-1682e614ef56@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
rcardoso <rcardoso@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> This patch adds several new tunables to control the behavior of
> elision on supported platforms. This also disables elision
> by default on powerpc.
>
> This patch was initially proposed by Paul Murphy[1] but was
> "staled" because the framework have changed since the patch was
> originally proposed.
>
> [1] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/patch/10342/
>
> 2017-06-06 Rogerio A. Cardoso <rcardoso@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
> Paul E. Murphy <murphyp@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> * elf/dl-tunables.list: Add elision parameters.
> * manual/tunables.texi: Add entries about elision tunable.
> * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-conf.c:
> Add callback functions to dynamically enable/disable elision.
> Add multiple callbacks functions to set elision parameters.
> * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/elision-conf.c: Likewise.
> * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/elision-conf.c: Likewise.
Reviewed-by: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho <tuliom@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
I'm going to push it later today.
Thanks!
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Tulio Magno