vtime: Add HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN Kconfig
With VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN, cputime_t becomes 64-bit. In order to use that feature, arch code should be audited to ensure there are no races in concurrent read/write of cputime_t. For example, reading/writing 64-bit cputime_t on some 32-bit arches may require multiple accesses for low and high value parts, so proper locking is needed to protect against concurrent accesses. Therefore, add CONFIG_HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN which arches can enable after they've been audited for potential races. This option is automatically enabled on 64-bit platforms. Feature requested by Frederic Weisbecker. Signed-off-by: Kevin Hilman <khilman@linaro.org> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Arm Linux <linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
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