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authorSiddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@sourceware.org>2018-08-02 23:49:19 +0530
committerSiddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@sourceware.org>2018-08-02 23:49:19 +0530
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Rename the glibc.tune namespace to glibc.cpu
The glibc.tune namespace is vaguely named since it is a 'tunable', so give it a more specific name that describes what it refers to. Rename the tunable namespace to 'cpu' to more accurately reflect what it encompasses. Also rename glibc.tune.cpu to glibc.cpu.name since glibc.cpu.cpu is weird. * NEWS: Mention the change. * elf/dl-tunables.list: Rename tune namespace to cpu. * sysdeps/powerpc/dl-tunables.list: Likewise. * sysdeps/x86/dl-tunables.list: Likewise. * sysdeps/aarch64/dl-tunables.list: Rename tune.cpu to cpu.name. * elf/dl-hwcaps.c (_dl_important_hwcaps): Adjust. * elf/dl-hwcaps.h (GET_HWCAP_MASK): Likewise. * manual/README.tunables: Likewise. * manual/tunables.texi: Likewise. * sysdeps/powerpc/cpu-features.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c (init_cpu_features): Likewise. * sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile: Likewise. * sysdeps/x86/dl-cet.c: Likewise. Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi
index bb4819b..3345a23 100644
--- a/manual/tunables.texi
+++ b/manual/tunables.texi
@@ -295,23 +295,23 @@ The default value of this tunable is @samp{3}.
@cindex non_temporal_threshold tunables
@cindex tunables, non_temporal_threshold
-@deftp {Tunable namespace} glibc.tune
+@deftp {Tunable namespace} glibc.cpu
Behavior of @theglibc{} can be tuned to assume specific hardware capabilities
-by setting the following tunables in the @code{tune} namespace:
+by setting the following tunables in the @code{cpu} namespace:
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.hwcap_mask
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.hwcap_mask
This tunable supersedes the @env{LD_HWCAP_MASK} environment variable and is
identical in features.
The @code{AT_HWCAP} key in the Auxiliary Vector specifies instruction set
extensions available in the processor at runtime for some architectures. The
-@code{glibc.tune.hwcap_mask} tunable allows the user to mask out those
+@code{glibc.cpu.hwcap_mask} tunable allows the user to mask out those
capabilities at runtime, thus disabling use of those extensions.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.hwcaps
-The @code{glibc.tune.hwcaps=-xxx,yyy,-zzz...} tunable allows the user to
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.hwcaps
+The @code{glibc.cpu.hwcaps=-xxx,yyy,-zzz...} tunable allows the user to
enable CPU/ARCH feature @code{yyy}, disable CPU/ARCH feature @code{xxx}
and @code{zzz} where the feature name is case-sensitive and has to match
the ones in @code{sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.h}.
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ the ones in @code{sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.h}.
This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.cached_memopt
-The @code{glibc.tune.cached_memopt=[0|1]} tunable allows the user to
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.cached_memopt
+The @code{glibc.cpu.cached_memopt=[0|1]} tunable allows the user to
enable optimizations recommended for cacheable memory. If set to
@code{1}, @theglibc{} assumes that the process memory image consists
of cacheable (non-device) memory only. The default, @code{0},
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ indicates that the process may use device memory.
This tunable is specific to powerpc, powerpc64 and powerpc64le.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.cpu
-The @code{glibc.tune.cpu=xxx} tunable allows the user to tell @theglibc{} to
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.name
+The @code{glibc.cpu.name=xxx} tunable allows the user to tell @theglibc{} to
assume that the CPU is @code{xxx} where xxx may have one of these values:
@code{generic}, @code{falkor}, @code{thunderxt88}, @code{thunderx2t99},
@code{thunderx2t99p1}.
@@ -338,27 +338,27 @@ assume that the CPU is @code{xxx} where xxx may have one of these values:
This tunable is specific to aarch64.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_data_cache_size
-The @code{glibc.tune.x86_data_cache_size} tunable allows the user to set
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_data_cache_size
+The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_data_cache_size} tunable allows the user to set
data cache size in bytes for use in memory and string routines.
This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_shared_cache_size
-The @code{glibc.tune.x86_shared_cache_size} tunable allows the user to
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_shared_cache_size
+The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_shared_cache_size} tunable allows the user to
set shared cache size in bytes for use in memory and string routines.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_non_temporal_threshold
-The @code{glibc.tune.x86_non_temporal_threshold} tunable allows the user
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_non_temporal_threshold
+The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_non_temporal_threshold} tunable allows the user
to set threshold in bytes for non temporal store.
This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_ibt
-The @code{glibc.tune.x86_ibt} tunable allows the user to control how
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_ibt
+The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_ibt} tunable allows the user to control how
indirect branch tracking (IBT) should be enabled. Accepted values are
@code{on}, @code{off}, and @code{permissive}. @code{on} always turns
on IBT regardless of whether IBT is enabled in the executable and its
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ IBT on non-CET executables and shared libraries.
This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64.
@end deftp
-@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_shstk
-The @code{glibc.tune.x86_shstk} tunable allows the user to control how
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_shstk
+The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_shstk} tunable allows the user to control how
the shadow stack (SHSTK) should be enabled. Accepted values are
@code{on}, @code{off}, and @code{permissive}. @code{on} always turns on
SHSTK regardless of whether SHSTK is enabled in the executable and its