x86: Handle idle=nomwait cmdline properly for x86_idle
authorWyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:03:34 +0000 (23:33 +0530)
committerDave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:58:58 +0000 (12:58 -0700)
commit8bcedb4ce04750e1ccc9a6b6433387f6a9166a56
tree21dcb5a551fa90b1722779a4e44c2c03b66417c1
parent2147c438fde135d6c145a96e373d9348e7076f7f
x86: Handle idle=nomwait cmdline properly for x86_idle

When kernel is booted with idle=nomwait do not use MWAIT as the
default idle state.

If the user boots the kernel with idle=nomwait, it is a clear
direction to not use mwait as the default idle state.
However, the current code does not take this into consideration
while selecting the default idle state on x86.

Fix it by checking for the idle=nomwait boot option in
prefer_mwait_c1_over_halt().

Also update the documentation around idle=nomwait appropriately.

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Signed-off-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Tested-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/fdc2dc2d0a1bc21c2f53d989ea2d2ee3ccbc0dbe.1654538381.git-series.wyes.karny@amd.com
Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
arch/x86/kernel/process.c