diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 3d35270dddef..e8ff36982d97 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -7568,6 +7568,10 @@ Kernel parameters See Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst for more details. + tlbi= [X86-64] + Format: {ipi} + ipi: switch to IPI-based TLB flushing + topology= [S390,EARLY] Format: {off | on} Specify if the kernel should make use of the cpu diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c index a3df21d26460..a3caddd411ec 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c @@ -2664,3 +2664,13 @@ void __init arch_cpu_finalize_init(void) */ mem_encrypt_init(); } + +/* Control TLB flushing methods */ +static int __init tlbi_setup(char *str) +{ + if (!strcmp(str, "ipi")) + setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_INVLPGB); + + return 1; +} +__setup("tlbi=", tlbi_setup);