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x86: support always running TSC on Intel CPUs

Impact: reward non-stop TSCs with good TSC-based clocksources, etc.

Add support for CPUID_0x80000007_Bit8 on Intel CPUs as well. This bit means
that the TSC is invariant with C/P/T states and always runs at constant
frequency.

With Intel CPUs, we have 3 classes
* CPUs where TSC runs at constant rate and does not stop n C-states
* CPUs where TSC runs at constant rate, but will stop in deep C-states
* CPUs where TSC rate will vary based on P/T-states and TSC will stop in deep
  C-states.

To cover these 3, one feature bit (CONSTANT_TSC) is not enough. So, add a
second bit (NONSTOP_TSC). CONSTANT_TSC indicates that the TSC runs at
constant frequency irrespective of P/T-states, and NONSTOP_TSC indicates
that TSC does not stop in deep C-states.

CPUID_0x8000000_Bit8 indicates both these feature bit can be set.
We still have CONSTANT_TSC _set_ and NONSTOP_TSC _not_set_ on some older Intel
CPUs, based on model checks. We can use TSC on such CPUs for time, as long as
those CPUs do not support/enter deep C-states.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Venki Pallipadi преди 16 години
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променени са 4 файла, в които са добавени 21 реда и са изтрити 6 реда
  1. 7 2
      arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
  2. 10 0
      arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
  3. 1 1
      arch/x86/kernel/process.c
  4. 3 3
      drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c

+ 7 - 2
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c

@@ -283,9 +283,14 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	early_init_amd_mc(c);
 
-	/* c->x86_power is 8000_0007 edx. Bit 8 is constant TSC */
-	if (c->x86_power & (1<<8))
+	/*
+	 * c->x86_power is 8000_0007 edx. Bit 8 is TSC runs at constant rate
+	 * with P/T states and does not stop in deep C-states
+	 */
+	if (c->x86_power & (1 << 8)) {
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_SYSCALL32);

+ 10 - 0
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	if (c->x86 == 15 && c->x86_cache_alignment == 64)
 		c->x86_cache_alignment = 128;
 #endif
+
+	/*
+	 * c->x86_power is 8000_0007 edx. Bit 8 is TSC runs at constant rate
+	 * with P/T states and does not stop in deep C-states
+	 */
+	if (c->x86_power & (1 << 8)) {
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
+	}
+
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32

+ 1 - 1
arch/x86/kernel/process.c

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void c1e_idle(void)
 		rdmsr(MSR_K8_INT_PENDING_MSG, lo, hi);
 		if (lo & K8_INTP_C1E_ACTIVE_MASK) {
 			c1e_detected = 1;
-			if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
+			if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC))
 				mark_tsc_unstable("TSC halt in AMD C1E");
 			printk(KERN_INFO "System has AMD C1E enabled\n");
 			set_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_AMDC1E);

+ 3 - 3
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c

@@ -374,15 +374,15 @@ static int tsc_halts_in_c(int state)
 {
 	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
 		/*
 		 * AMD Fam10h TSC will tick in all
 		 * C/P/S0/S1 states when this bit is set.
 		 */
-		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
+		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC))
 			return 0;
+
 		/*FALL THROUGH*/
-	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
-		/* Several cases known where TSC halts in C2 too */
 	default:
 		return state > ACPI_STATE_C1;
 	}