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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>
This commit is contained in:
Venki Pallipadi 2008-11-17 16:11:37 -08:00 committed by Ingo Molnar
parent 7e91a122b1
commit 40fb17152c
4 changed files with 21 additions and 6 deletions
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arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
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@ -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
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
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@ -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

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arch/x86/kernel/process.c
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@ -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);

6
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
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@ -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;
}