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[1/1] UBUNTU: [Config] generic-pae switch to M586TSC

Message ID 1265744725-26019-2-git-send-email-apw@canonical.com
State Accepted
Delegated to: Stefan Bader
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Commit Message

Andy Whitcroft Feb. 9, 2010, 7:45 p.m. UTC
BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/519448

Xen dom-U support is currently not available in the 32bit kernels.
This is because the generic-pae kernel is only an M586 kernel which
does not support the TSC, a required element for XEN support.  From the
available documentation it seems that all cpus which support PAE must
also have support for TSC.  This means that we can switch the generic-pae
kernel from M586 to M586TSC safely.  In M586TSC most XEN may then be
enabled successfully.  Enable M586TSC and thereby XEN.

Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
---
 debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64     |    1 +
 debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu          |    2 --
 debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386       |    1 -
 debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386       |    2 ++
 debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic   |    2 ++
 .../config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae         |    4 +++-
 debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia       |    1 +
 7 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Stefan Bader Feb. 9, 2010, 8:24 p.m. UTC | #1
This will (only) enable additional drivers and only affects the generic-pae
flavour in which there should be no system enabled without TSC.

Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/519448
> 
> Xen dom-U support is currently not available in the 32bit kernels.
> This is because the generic-pae kernel is only an M586 kernel which
> does not support the TSC, a required element for XEN support.  From the
> available documentation it seems that all cpus which support PAE must
> also have support for TSC.  This means that we can switch the generic-pae
> kernel from M586 to M586TSC safely.  In M586TSC most XEN may then be
> enabled successfully.  Enable M586TSC and thereby XEN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Acked-by: Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@canonical.com>
> ---
>  debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64     |    1 +
>  debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu          |    2 --
>  debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386       |    1 -
>  debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386       |    2 ++
>  debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic   |    2 ++
>  .../config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae         |    4 +++-
>  debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia       |    1 +
>  7 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64 b/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
> index 1741528..4f17400 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
> +++ b/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
> @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_LLC2=m
>  CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=18
>  # CONFIG_M486 is not set
>  # CONFIG_M586 is not set
> +# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
>  CONFIG_MII=m
>  CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK=m
>  CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu b/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
> index d9279d7..94e6614 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
> +++ b/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
> @@ -2081,7 +2081,6 @@ CONFIG_LZO_DECOMPRESS=m
>  CONFIG_M25PXX_USE_FAST_READ=y
>  # CONFIG_M386 is not set
>  # CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
> -# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
>  # CONFIG_M686 is not set
>  CONFIG_MA600_DONGLE=m
>  CONFIG_MAC80211=m
> @@ -4441,7 +4440,6 @@ CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64=y
>  CONFIG_X86_CPU=y
>  CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2=y
>  CONFIG_X86_CPUID=m
> -# CONFIG_X86_CPU_DEBUG is not set
>  CONFIG_X86_DEBUGCTLMSR=y
>  # CONFIG_X86_DS is not set
>  # CONFIG_X86_ELAN is not set
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386 b/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386
> index 7eb63ee..4c70b7e 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386
> +++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386
> @@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ CONFIG_SPI=y
>  CONFIG_SSB_B43_PCI_BRIDGE=y
>  # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
>  CONFIG_SUNGEM=m
> -# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set
>  CONFIG_TCG_TPM=m
>  CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED=y
>  CONFIG_TIPC=m
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386 b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386
> index 97ae98e..92270fd 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386
> +++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386
> @@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y
>  # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
>  CONFIG_M486=y
>  # CONFIG_M586 is not set
> +# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
>  # CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT is not set
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS=m
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=m
> +# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO=m
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic
> index 8549c0e..d9b4ccc 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic
> +++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic
> @@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y
>  # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
>  # CONFIG_M486 is not set
>  CONFIG_M586=y
> +# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
>  # CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT is not set
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS=m
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=m
> +# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO=m
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae
> index adf7a31..e029ee3 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae
> +++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae
> @@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="cfq"
>  # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
>  CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y
>  # CONFIG_M486 is not set
> -CONFIG_M586=y
> +# CONFIG_M586 is not set
> +CONFIG_M586TSC=y
>  CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT=y
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS=y
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=y
> +CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR=y
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO=y
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=y
>  CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=y
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia b/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia
> index 1bae163..78816fb 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia
> +++ b/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia
> @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ CONFIG_LLC2=m
>  CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=17
>  # CONFIG_M486 is not set
>  CONFIG_M586=y
> +# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
>  CONFIG_MII=m
>  CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK=m
>  CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m
Stefan Bader Feb. 9, 2010, 9:11 p.m. UTC | #2
Applied to Karmic (after modifying to match it)
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Patch

diff --git a/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64 b/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
index 1741528..4f17400 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
+++ b/debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@  CONFIG_LLC2=m
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=18
 # CONFIG_M486 is not set
 # CONFIG_M586 is not set
+# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
 CONFIG_MII=m
 CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK=m
 CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m
diff --git a/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu b/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
index d9279d7..94e6614 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
+++ b/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
@@ -2081,7 +2081,6 @@  CONFIG_LZO_DECOMPRESS=m
 CONFIG_M25PXX_USE_FAST_READ=y
 # CONFIG_M386 is not set
 # CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
-# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
 # CONFIG_M686 is not set
 CONFIG_MA600_DONGLE=m
 CONFIG_MAC80211=m
@@ -4441,7 +4440,6 @@  CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64=y
 CONFIG_X86_CPU=y
 CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2=y
 CONFIG_X86_CPUID=m
-# CONFIG_X86_CPU_DEBUG is not set
 CONFIG_X86_DEBUGCTLMSR=y
 # CONFIG_X86_DS is not set
 # CONFIG_X86_ELAN is not set
diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386 b/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386
index 7eb63ee..4c70b7e 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386
+++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.common.i386
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@  CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SSB_B43_PCI_BRIDGE=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 CONFIG_SUNGEM=m
-# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set
 CONFIG_TCG_TPM=m
 CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_TIPC=m
diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386 b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386
index 97ae98e..92270fd 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386
+++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.386
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@  CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
 CONFIG_M486=y
 # CONFIG_M586 is not set
+# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
 # CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT is not set
 CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS=m
 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=m
+# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set
 CONFIG_VIRTIO=m
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m
diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic
index 8549c0e..d9b4ccc 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic
+++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@  CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
 # CONFIG_M486 is not set
 CONFIG_M586=y
+# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
 # CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT is not set
 CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS=m
 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=m
+# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set
 CONFIG_VIRTIO=m
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m
diff --git a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae
index adf7a31..e029ee3 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae
+++ b/debian.master/config/i386/config.flavour.generic-pae
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@  CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="cfq"
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
 CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y
 # CONFIG_M486 is not set
-CONFIG_M586=y
+# CONFIG_M586 is not set
+CONFIG_M586TSC=y
 CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT=y
 CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS=y
 CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=y
+CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=y
diff --git a/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia b/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia
index 1bae163..78816fb 100644
--- a/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia
+++ b/debian.master/config/lpia/config.common.lpia
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@  CONFIG_LLC2=m
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=17
 # CONFIG_M486 is not set
 CONFIG_M586=y
+# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
 CONFIG_MII=m
 CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK=m
 CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m