[IA64] allow user to force_pal_cache_flush
authorAlex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>
Thu, 8 May 2008 20:03:23 +0000 (14:03 -0600)
committerTony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:42:07 +0000 (15:42 -0700)
commitf13ae30e1397e3bfb38feb3b6e889af5d021f13d
tree4b82d1ee1e8bbb5f21d5f81bb0a73cf3daa8efb4
parent8a3360f06cd4d3b1d57f73e029f2f8b6057fdcba
[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>
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
arch/ia64/kernel/sal.c