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[15/17] Fix AMD C1 TSC desynchronization

Message ID 1276587259-32319-16-git-send-email-zamsden@redhat.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Zachary Amsden June 15, 2010, 7:34 a.m. UTC
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ef847ee..8e836e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ 
 #include <asm/i387.h>
 #include <asm/xcr.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <asm/k8.h>
+#endif
+
 #define MAX_IO_MSRS 256
 #define CR0_RESERVED_BITS						\
 	(~(unsigned long)(X86_CR0_PE | X86_CR0_MP | X86_CR0_EM | X86_CR0_TS \
@@ -4287,10 +4292,43 @@  static struct notifier_block kvmclock_cpu_notifier_block = {
 	.priority = -INT_MAX
 };
 
+static u8 disabled_c1_ramp = 0;
+
 static void kvm_timer_init(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
+	/*
+	 * AMD processors can de-synchronize TSC on halt in C1 state, because
+	 * processors in lower P state will have TSC scaled properly during
+	 * normal operation, but will have TSC scaled improperly while
+	 * servicing cache probes.  Because there is no way to determine how
+	 * TSC was adjusted during cache probes, there are two solutions:
+	 * resynchronize after halt, or disable C1-clock ramping.
+	 *
+	 * We implemenent solution 2.
+	 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD &&
+	    boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x0f &&
+	    !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC)) {
+		struct pci_dev *nb;
+		int i;
+		cache_k8_northbridges();
+		for (i = 0; i < num_k8_northbridges; i++) {
+			u8 byte;
+			nb = k8_northbridges[i];
+			pci_read_config_byte(nb, 0x87, &byte);
+			if (byte & 1) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: AMD C1 clock ramping detected, performing workaround\n", __func__);
+				disabled_c1_ramp = byte;
+				pci_write_config_byte(nb, 0x87, byte & 0xFC);
+
+			}
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 	register_hotcpu_notifier(&kvmclock_cpu_notifier_block);
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC)) {
 		cpufreq_register_notifier(&kvmclock_cpufreq_notifier_block,
@@ -4402,6 +4440,13 @@  void kvm_arch_exit(void)
 	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&kvmclock_cpu_notifier_block);
 	kvm_x86_ops = NULL;
 	kvm_mmu_module_exit();
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
+	if (disabled_c1_ramp) {
+		struct pci_dev **nb;
+		for (nb = k8_northbridges; *nb; nb++)
+			pci_write_config_byte(*nb, 0x87, disabled_c1_ramp);
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 int kvm_emulate_halt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)