From: Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@vmware.com> To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>, <hpa@zytor.com>, <bp@alien8.de>, <mingo@redhat.com>, <tglx@linutronix.de>, <pv-drivers@vmware.com>, <sdeep@vmware.com> Cc: Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@vmware.com> Subject: [PATCH] x86/vmware: avoid TSC recalibration Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:47:52 -0800 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20210105004752.131069-1-amakhalov@vmware.com> (raw) When TSC frequency is known (retrieved from hypervisor), we should skip TSC refined calibration by setting X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ. Signed-off-by: Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@vmware.com> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c index c6ede3b3d302..83164110ccc5 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c @@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ static void __init vmware_set_capabilities(void) { setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC); setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE); + if (vmware_tsc_khz) + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ); if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL) setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_VMCALL); else if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL) -- 2.11.0
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From: Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@vmware.com> To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>, <hpa@zytor.com>, <bp@alien8.de>, <mingo@redhat.com>, <tglx@linutronix.de>, <pv-drivers@vmware.com>, <sdeep@vmware.com> Cc: Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@vmware.com> Subject: [PATCH] x86/vmware: avoid TSC recalibration Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:47:52 -0800 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20210105004752.131069-1-amakhalov@vmware.com> (raw) When TSC frequency is known (retrieved from hypervisor), we should skip TSC refined calibration by setting X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ. Signed-off-by: Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@vmware.com> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c index c6ede3b3d302..83164110ccc5 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c @@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ static void __init vmware_set_capabilities(void) { setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC); setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE); + if (vmware_tsc_khz) + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ); if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL) setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_VMCALL); else if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL) -- 2.11.0 _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
next reply other threads:[~2021-01-05 1:05 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2021-01-05 0:47 Alexey Makhalov [this message] 2021-01-05 0:47 ` [PATCH] x86/vmware: avoid TSC recalibration Alexey Makhalov 2021-01-05 13:06 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov 2021-01-05 13:06 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov 2021-03-15 22:24 ` Alexey Makhalov 2021-03-15 22:24 ` Alexey Makhalov 2021-03-28 19:14 ` [tip: x86/vmware] x86/vmware: Avoid TSC recalibration when frequency is known tip-bot2 for Alexey Makhalov
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