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    locking/csd_lock: Add boot parameter for controlling CSD lock debugging · 8d0968cc
    Juergen Gross authored
    Currently CSD lock debugging can be switched on and off via a kernel
    config option only. Unfortunately there is at least one problem with
    CSD lock handling pending for about 2 years now, which has been seen
    in different environments (mostly when running virtualized under KVM
    or Xen, at least once on bare metal). Multiple attempts to catch this
    issue have finally led to introduction of CSD lock debug code, but
    this code is not in use in most distros as it has some impact on
    performance.
    
    In order to be able to ship kernels with CONFIG_CSD_LOCK_WAIT_DEBUG
    enabled even for production use, add a boot parameter for switching
    the debug functionality on. This will reduce any performance impact
    of the debug coding to a bare minimum when not being used.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJuergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
    [ Minor edits. ]
    Signed-off-by: default avatarIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210301101336.7797-2-jgross@suse.com
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