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authorjc_gargma <jc_gargma@iserlohn-fortress.net>2019-02-18 08:00:42 -0800
committerjc_gargma <jc_gargma@iserlohn-fortress.net>2019-02-18 08:00:42 -0800
commit27b92b614d57caaa317fdf36a561d364843d90e6 (patch)
tree359f63b3683cfc9a31b7f7ddfc121fdded070a90 /raid6-default-algo.patch
parentUpdated to 4.20.7.a (diff)
downloadlinux-libre-hardened-ck-27b92b614d57caaa317fdf36a561d364843d90e6.tar.xz
Updated to 4.20.10.a
- Added raid6 preselected algorithm patch. Anyone that uses raid6 and has avx2 should change it to avx2x4. - Disabled radeon and amdgpu as they depend on non-free firmwares. Disabled all wifi drivers that depend on non-free firmwares.
Diffstat (limited to 'raid6-default-algo.patch')
-rw-r--r--raid6-default-algo.patch70
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diff --git a/raid6-default-algo.patch b/raid6-default-algo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98bfd54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/raid6-default-algo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+--- a/lib/Kconfig
++++ b/lib/Kconfig
+@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ menu "Library routines"
+ config RAID6_PQ
+ tristate
+
++config RAID6_PQ_DEFAULT_ALG_BOOL
++ bool "Default RAID6 PQ algorithm"
++ default n
++ depends on RAID6_PQ
++ help
++ Allow for specifying a default algorithm via the kernel
++ parameter "raid6_pq_default_alg", which forces the performance
++ tests to be skipped. This can save between 500ms to 2s
++ during boot.
++
++config RAID6_PQ_DEFAULT_ALG
++ string "Default RAID6 PQ algorithm name"
++ default ""
++ depends on RAID6_PQ_DEFAULT_ALG_BOOL
++ help
++ The default algorithm name to be used by default.
++
+ config BITREVERSE
+ tristate
+
+diff --git a/lib/raid6/algos.c b/lib/raid6/algos.c
+index d3b16f43c39f..480cbfbe293f 100644
+--- a/lib/raid6/algos.c
++++ b/lib/raid6/algos.c
+@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(raid6_empty_zero_page);
+ #endif
+ #endif
+
++#ifdef CONFIG_RAID6_PQ_DEFAULT_ALG_BOOL
++static char raid6_pq_default_alg[32] = CONFIG_RAID6_PQ_DEFAULT_ALG;
++module_param_string(raid6_pq_default_alg, raid6_pq_default_alg, sizeof(raid6_pq_default_alg), 0444);
++MODULE_PARM_DESC(raid6_pq_default_alg, "Default gen/xor() algorithm");
++#endif
++
+ struct raid6_calls raid6_call;
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(raid6_call);
+
+@@ -157,6 +163,26 @@ static inline const struct raid6_calls *raid6_choose_gen(
+ const struct raid6_calls *const *algo;
+ const struct raid6_calls *best;
+
++#ifdef CONFIG_RAID6_PQ_DEFAULT_ALG_BOOL
++ if (strlen(raid6_pq_default_alg)) {
++ for (algo = raid6_algos; *algo; algo++) {
++ if (!strncmp(raid6_pq_default_alg, (*algo)->name, sizeof(raid6_pq_default_alg))) {
++ if ((*algo)->valid && !(*algo)->valid()) {
++ pr_info("raid6: default alg \"%s\" is invalid.\n",
++ raid6_pq_default_alg);
++ continue;
++ }
++ pr_info("raid6: using default algorithm %s gen() without performace tests.\n",
++ (*algo)->name);
++ raid6_call = **algo;
++ return *algo;
++ }
++ }
++ pr_info("raid6: default alg \"%s\" not found. Choosing the best alg as fallback...\n",
++ raid6_pq_default_alg);
++ }
++#endif
++
+ for (bestgenperf = 0, bestxorperf = 0, best = NULL, algo = raid6_algos; *algo; algo++) {
+ if (!best || (*algo)->prefer >= best->prefer) {
+ /* 2 ^ (RAID6_TIME_JIFFIES_LG2 - 0.5) */