cpuidle: add a sysfs entry to disable specific C state for debug purpose.

Some C states of new CPU might be not good.  One reason is BIOS might
configure them incorrectly.  To help developers root cause it quickly, the
patch adds a new sysfs entry, so developers could disable specific C state
manually.

In addition, C state might have much impact on performance tuning, as it
takes much time to enter/exit C states, which might delay interrupt
processing.  With the new debug option, developers could check if a deep C
state could impact performance and how much impact it could cause.

Also add this option in Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt.

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Signed-off-by: ShuoX Liu <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Yanmin Zhang <[email protected]>
Reviewed-and-Tested-by: Deepthi Dharwar <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <[email protected]>

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