[IA64] allow user to force_pal_cache_flush

The sequence executed in check_sal_cache_flush:

	- pend a timer interrupt
	- call SAL_CACHE_FLUSH
	- see if interrupt is still pending

can hang HP machines with buggy SAL_CACHE_FLUSH implementations.

Provide a kernel command-line argument to allow users skip this
check if desired. Using this parameter will force ia64_sal_cache_flush
to call ia64_pal_cache_flush() instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.

Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index cdd5b934f43e..654d630f6751 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -689,6 +689,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
         floppy=         [HW]
                         See Documentation/floppy.txt.
 
+        force_pal_cache_flush
+                        [IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on
+                        buggy SAL_CACHE_FLUSH implementations. Using this
+                        parameter will force ia64_sal_cache_flush to call
+                        ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.
+
         gamecon.map[2|3]=
                         [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad
                         support via parallel port (up to 5 devices per port)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c
index a3022dc48ef8..7e0259709c04 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ static void __init sal_desc_ap_wakeup(void *p) { }
  */
 static int sal_cache_flush_drops_interrupts;
 
+static int __init
+force_pal_cache_flush(char *str)
+{
+        sal_cache_flush_drops_interrupts = 1;
+        return 0;
+}
+early_param("force_pal_cache_flush", force_pal_cache_flush);
+
 void __init
 check_sal_cache_flush (void)
 {
@@ -237,6 +245,9 @@ check_sal_cache_flush (void)
         u64 vector, cache_type = 3;
         struct ia64_sal_retval isrv;
 
+        if (sal_cache_flush_drops_interrupts)
+                return;
+
         cpu = get_cpu();
         local_irq_save(flags);