powerpc: Add preempt lazy support
Define preempt lazy bit for Powerpc. Use bit 9 which is free and within 16 bit range of NEED_RESCHED, so compiler can issue single andi. Since Powerpc doesn't use the generic entry/exit, add lazy check at exit to user. CONFIG_PREEMPTION is defined for lazy/full/rt so use it for return to kernel. Ran a few benchmarks and db workload on Power10. Performance is close to preempt=none/voluntary. Since Powerpc systems can have large core count and large memory, preempt lazy is going to be helpful in avoiding soft lockup issues. Reviewed-by:Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by:
Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@oracle.com> Signed-off-by:
Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by:
Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.ibm.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241116192306.88217-2-sshegde@linux.ibm.com
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