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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt15
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c8
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 30a8ad0dae53..0ebd95252c3f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2124,6 +2124,21 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
and restore using xsave. The kernel will fallback to
enabling legacy floating-point and sse state.
+ noxsaveopt [X86] Disables xsaveopt used in saving x86 extended
+ register states. The kernel will fall back to use
+ xsave to save the states. By using this parameter,
+ performance of saving the states is degraded because
+ xsave doesn't support modified optimization while
+ xsaveopt supports it on xsaveopt enabled systems.
+
+ noxsaves [X86] Disables xsaves and xrstors used in saving and
+ restoring x86 extended register state in compacted
+ form of xsave area. The kernel will fall back to use
+ xsaveopt and xrstor to save and restore the states
+ in standard form of xsave area. By using this
+ parameter, xsave area per process might occupy more
+ memory on xsaves enabled systems.
+
eagerfpu= [X86]
on enable eager fpu restore
off disable eager fpu restore
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index e7c4b979d504..cdc95852532d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static int __init x86_xsave_setup(char *s)
{
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE);
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_XSAVEOPT);
+ setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES);
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX);
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_AVX2);
return 1;
@@ -159,6 +160,13 @@ static int __init x86_xsaveopt_setup(char *s)
}
__setup("noxsaveopt", x86_xsaveopt_setup);
+static int __init x86_xsaves_setup(char *s)
+{
+ setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES);
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("noxsaves", x86_xsaves_setup);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
static int cachesize_override = -1;
static int disable_x86_serial_nr = 1;