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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: Limit the number of processor bootup messages
Sure, any suggestions for improvement are welcome.  The general theme
of the changes though, was to limit the per cpu messages, and to rethink
the output of so many useless lines of information.

Thanks,
Mike

Xiaotian Feng wrote:
> Could we consider such cases that system doesn't have a large number
> of processors? This commit makes my system bootup message ugly ....
>
> CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz stepping 0a
> lockdep: fixing up alternatives.
> Booting Node 0, Processors #1lockdep: fixing up alternatives.
> #2lockdep: fixing up alternatives.
> #3
> Brought up 4 CPUs
> Total of 4 processors activated (21278.36 BogoMIPS).
>
> So if num_present_cpus < nr_cpu_ids, the output will never print OK.....
> And the output is also twisted with lockdep prints...
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com> wrote:
>> x86: Limit the number of processor bootup messages
>>
>> When there are a large number of processors in a system, there
>> is an excessive amount of messages sent to the system console.
>> It's estimated that with 4096 processors in a system, and the
>> console baudrate set to 56K, the startup messages will take
>> about 84 minutes to clear the serial port.
>>
>> This set of patches limits the number of repetitious messages
>> which contain no additional information. Much of this information
>> is obtainable from the /proc and /sysfs. Some of the messages
>> are also sent to the kernel log buffer as KERN_DEBUG messages so
>> dmesg can be used to examine more closely any details specific to
>> a problem.
>>
>> The new cpu bootup sequence for system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING:
>>
>> Booting Node 0, Processors #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 Ok.
>> Booting Node 1, Processors #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 Ok.
>> ...
>> Booting Node 3, Processors #56 #57 #58 #59 #60 #61 #62 #63 Ok.
>> Brought up 64 CPUs
>>
>> After the system is running, a single line boot message is displayed
>> when CPU's are hotplugged on:
>>
>> Booting Node %d Processor %d APIC 0x%x
>>
>>
>> Status of the following lines:
>>
>> CPU: Physical Processor ID: printed once (for boot cpu)
>> CPU: Processor Core ID: printed once (for boot cpu)
>> CPU: Hyper-Threading is disabled printed once (for boot cpu)
>> CPU: Thermal monitoring enabled printed once (for boot cpu)
>> CPU %d/0x%x -> Node %d: removed
>> CPU %d is now offline: only if system_state == RUNNING
>> Initializing CPU#%d: KERN_DEBUG
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/addon_cpuid_features.c | 15 +++++----
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c | 2 -
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 8 +++--
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 2 -
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c | 4 +-
>> arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c | 45
>> +++++++++++++++++++----------
>> 6 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>>
>> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/addon_cpuid_features.c
>> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/addon_cpuid_features.c
>> @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
>> unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx, sub_index;
>> unsigned int ht_mask_width, core_plus_mask_width;
>> unsigned int core_select_mask, core_level_siblings;
>> + static bool printed;
>>
>> if (c->cpuid_level < 0xb)
>> return;
>> @@ -127,12 +128,14 @@
>>
>> c->x86_max_cores = (core_level_siblings / smp_num_siblings);
>>
>> -
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Physical Processor ID: %d\n",
>> - c->phys_proc_id);
>> - if (c->x86_max_cores > 1)
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Processor Core ID: %d\n",
>> - c->cpu_core_id);
>> + if (!printed) {
>> + printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Physical Processor ID: %d\n",
>> + c->phys_proc_id);
>> + if (c->x86_max_cores > 1)
>> + printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Processor Core ID: %d\n",
>> + c->cpu_core_id);
>> + printed = 1;
>> + }
>> return;
>> #endif
>> }
>> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
>> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
>> @@ -375,8 +375,6 @@
>> node = nearby_node(apicid);
>> }
>> numa_set_node(cpu, node);
>> -
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU %d/0x%x -> Node %d\n", cpu, apicid, node);
>> #endif
>> }
>>
>> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
>> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
>> @@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
>> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_HT
>> u32 eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
>> int index_msb, core_bits;
>> + static bool printed;
>>
>> if (!cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_HT))
>> return;
>> @@ -442,7 +443,7 @@
>> smp_num_siblings = (ebx & 0xff0000) >> 16;
>>
>> if (smp_num_siblings == 1) {
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Hyper-Threading is disabled\n");
>> + printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPU0: Hyper-Threading is
>> disabled\n");
>> goto out;
>> }
>>
>> @@ -469,11 +470,12 @@
>> ((1 << core_bits) - 1);
>>
>> out:
>> - if ((c->x86_max_cores * smp_num_siblings) > 1) {
>> + if (!printed && (c->x86_max_cores * smp_num_siblings) > 1) {
>> printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Physical Processor ID: %d\n",
>> c->phys_proc_id);
>> printk(KERN_INFO "CPU: Processor Core ID: %d\n",
>> c->cpu_core_id);
>> + printed = 1;
>> }
>> #endif
>> }
>> @@ -1115,7 +1117,7 @@
>> if (cpumask_test_and_set_cpu(cpu, cpu_initialized_mask))
>> panic("CPU#%d already initialized!\n", cpu);
>>
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "Initializing CPU#%d\n", cpu);
>> + pr_debug("Initializing CPU#%d\n", cpu);
>>
>> clear_in_cr4(X86_CR4_VME|X86_CR4_PVI|X86_CR4_TSD|X86_CR4_DE);
>>
>> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
>> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
>> @@ -266,8 +266,6 @@
>> if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE || !node_online(node))
>> node = first_node(node_online_map);
>> numa_set_node(cpu, node);
>> -
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU %d/0x%x -> Node %d\n", cpu, apicid, node);
>> #endif
>> }
>>
>> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
>> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
>> @@ -339,8 +339,8 @@
>> l = apic_read(APIC_LVTTHMR);
>> apic_write(APIC_LVTTHMR, l & ~APIC_LVT_MASKED);
>>
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU%d: Thermal monitoring enabled (%s)\n",
>> - cpu, tm2 ? "TM2" : "TM1");
>> + printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPU0: Thermal monitoring enabled (%s)\n",
>> + tm2 ? "TM2" : "TM1");
>>
>> /* enable thermal throttle processing */
>> atomic_set(&therm_throt_en, 1);
>> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
>> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
>> @@ -671,6 +671,26 @@
>> complete(&c_idle->done);
>> }
>>
>> +/* reduce the number of lines printed when booting a large cpu count system
>> */
>> +static void __cpuinit announce_cpu(int cpu, int apicid)
>> +{
>> + static int current_node = -1;
>> + int node = cpu_to_node(cpu);
>> +
>> + if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING) {
>> + if (node != current_node) {
>> + if (current_node > (-1))
>> + pr_cont(" Ok.\n");
>> + current_node = node;
>> + pr_info("Booting Node %3d, Processors ", node);
>> + }
>> + pr_cont(" #%d%s", cpu, cpu == (nr_cpu_ids - 1) ? " Ok.\n" :
>> "");
>> + return;
>> + } else
>> + pr_info("Booting Node %d Processor %d APIC 0x%x\n",
>> + node, cpu, apicid);
>> +}
>> +
>> /*
>> * NOTE - on most systems this is a PHYSICAL apic ID, but on multiquad
>> * (ie clustered apic addressing mode), this is a LOGICAL apic ID.
>> @@ -736,9 +756,8 @@
>> /* start_ip had better be page-aligned! */
>> start_ip = setup_trampoline();
>>
>> - /* So we see what's up */
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "Booting processor %d APIC 0x%x ip 0x%lx\n",
>> - cpu, apicid, start_ip);
>> + /* So we see what's up */
>> + announce_cpu(cpu, apicid);
>>
>> /*
>> * This grunge runs the startup process for
>> @@ -787,21 +806,17 @@
>> udelay(100);
>> }
>>
>> - if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_callin_mask)) {
>> - /* number CPUs logically, starting from 1 (BSP is 0)
>> */
>> - pr_debug("OK.\n");
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU%d: ", cpu);
>> - print_cpu_info(&cpu_data(cpu));
>> - pr_debug("CPU has booted.\n");
>> - } else {
>> + if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_callin_mask))
>> + pr_debug("CPU%d: has booted.\n", cpu);
>> + else {
>> boot_error = 1;
>> if (*((volatile unsigned char *)trampoline_base)
>> == 0xA5)
>> /* trampoline started but...? */
>> - printk(KERN_ERR "Stuck ??\n");
>> + pr_err("CPU%d: Stuck ??\n", cpu);
>> else
>> /* trampoline code not run */
>> - printk(KERN_ERR "Not responding.\n");
>> + pr_err("CPU%d: Not responding.\n", cpu);
>> if (apic->inquire_remote_apic)
>> apic->inquire_remote_apic(apicid);
>> }
>> @@ -1291,14 +1306,16 @@
>> for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
>> /* They ack this in play_dead by setting CPU_DEAD */
>> if (per_cpu(cpu_state, cpu) == CPU_DEAD) {
>> - printk(KERN_INFO "CPU %d is now offline\n", cpu);
>> + if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING)
>> + pr_info("CPU %u is now offline\n", cpu);
>> +
>> if (1 == num_online_cpus())
>> alternatives_smp_switch(0);
>> return;
>> }
>> msleep(100);
>> }
>> - printk(KERN_ERR "CPU %u didn't die...\n", cpu);
>> + pr_err("CPU %u didn't die...\n", cpu);
>> }
>>
>> void play_dead_common(void)
>>
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