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authorRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>2013-02-18 16:34:11 -0500
committerRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>2013-02-18 16:34:11 -0500
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parentfdbe0946d4c35d4cc784cfe0a5322708cfb7ade8 (diff)
parentca62cf59ceef10ff2ebca0e7f764507186870270 (diff)
Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux
* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux: (35 commits) PM idle: remove global declaration of pm_idle unicore32 idle: delete stray pm_idle comment openrisc idle: delete pm_idle mn10300 idle: delete pm_idle microblaze idle: delete pm_idle m32r idle: delete pm_idle, and other dead idle code ia64 idle: delete pm_idle cris idle: delete idle and pm_idle ARM64 idle: delete pm_idle ARM idle: delete pm_idle blackfin idle: delete pm_idle sparc idle: rename pm_idle to sparc_idle sh idle: rename global pm_idle to static sh_idle x86 idle: rename global pm_idle to static x86_idle APM idle: register apm_cpu_idle via cpuidle tools/power turbostat: display SMI count by default intel_idle: export both C1 and C1E cpuidle: remove vestage definition of cpuidle_state_usage.driver_data x86 idle: remove 32-bit-only "no-hlt" parameter, hlt_works_ok flag x86 idle: remove mwait_idle() and "idle=mwait" cmdline param ... Conflicts: arch/x86/kernel/process.c (with PM / tracing commit 43720bd) drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c (with ACPICA commit 4f84291)
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1039 Claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers. 1039 Claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.
1040 1040
1041 idle= [X86] 1041 idle= [X86]
1042 Format: idle=poll, idle=mwait, idle=halt, idle=nomwait 1042 Format: idle=poll, idle=halt, idle=nomwait
1043 Poll forces a polling idle loop that can slightly 1043 Poll forces a polling idle loop that can slightly
1044 improve the performance of waking up a idle CPU, but 1044 improve the performance of waking up a idle CPU, but
1045 will use a lot of power and make the system run hot. 1045 will use a lot of power and make the system run hot.
1046 Not recommended. 1046 Not recommended.
1047 idle=mwait: On systems which support MONITOR/MWAIT but
1048 the kernel chose to not use it because it doesn't save
1049 as much power as a normal idle loop, use the
1050 MONITOR/MWAIT idle loop anyways. Performance should be
1051 the same as idle=poll.
1052 idle=halt: Halt is forced to be used for CPU idle. 1047 idle=halt: Halt is forced to be used for CPU idle.
1053 In such case C2/C3 won't be used again. 1048 In such case C2/C3 won't be used again.
1054 idle=nomwait: Disable mwait for CPU C-states 1049 idle=nomwait: Disable mwait for CPU C-states
@@ -1891,10 +1886,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
1891 wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to 1886 wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
1892 use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger. 1887 use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger.
1893 1888
1894 no-hlt [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel that the hlt
1895 instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
1896 use it.
1897
1898 no_file_caps Tells the kernel not to honor file capabilities. The 1889 no_file_caps Tells the kernel not to honor file capabilities. The
1899 only way then for a file to be executed with privilege 1890 only way then for a file to be executed with privilege
1900 is to be setuid root or executed by root. 1891 is to be setuid root or executed by root.