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@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ struct lppaca {
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* the processor is yielded (either because of an OS yield or a
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* hypervisor preempt). An even value implies that the processor is
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* currently executing.
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- * NOTE: This value will ALWAYS be zero for dedicated processors and
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- * will NEVER be zero for shared processors (ie, initialized to a 1).
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+ * NOTE: Even dedicated processor partitions can yield so this
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+ * field cannot be used to determine if we are shared or dedicated.
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*/
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volatile __be32 yield_count;
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volatile __be32 dispersion_count; /* dispatch changed physical cpu */
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@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ extern struct lppaca lppaca[];
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#define lppaca_of(cpu) (*paca[cpu].lppaca_ptr)
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/*
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- * Old kernels used a reserved bit in the VPA to determine if it was running
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- * in shared processor mode. New kernels look for a non zero yield count
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- * but KVM still needs to set the bit to keep the old stuff happy.
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+ * We are using a non architected field to determine if a partition is
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+ * shared or dedicated. This currently works on both KVM and PHYP, but
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+ * we will have to transition to something better.
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*/
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#define LPPACA_OLD_SHARED_PROC 2
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static inline bool lppaca_shared_proc(struct lppaca *l)
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{
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- return l->yield_count != 0;
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+ return !!(l->__old_status & LPPACA_OLD_SHARED_PROC);
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}
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/*
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