linux-kernel - [PATCH x86 for review II] [29/39] x86_64: - Ignore long SMI interrupts in clock calibration code

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Date:	Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:38:17 +0100 (CET)
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>, patches@...-64.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH x86 for review II] [29/39] x86_64: - Ignore long SMI interrupts in clock calibration code - update 1


From: Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>
Add failsafe mechanism to HPET/TSC clock calibration.
	
	Signed-off-by: Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>

Updated to include failsafe mechanism & additional community feedback.
Patch built on latest 2.6.20-rc4-mm1 tree.




Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

---
 arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c |    9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
+++ linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ core_initcall(cpufreq_tsc);
 
 #define TICK_COUNT 100000000
 #define TICK_MIN   5000
+#define MAX_READ_RETRIES 5
 
 /*
  * Some platforms take periodic SMI interrupts with 5ms duration. Make sure none
@@ -664,13 +665,17 @@ core_initcall(cpufreq_tsc);
  */
 static void __init read_hpet_tsc(int *hpet, int *tsc)
 {
-	int tsc1, tsc2, hpet1;
+	int tsc1, tsc2, hpet1, retries = 0;
+	static int msg;
 
 	do {
 		tsc1 = get_cycles_sync();
 		hpet1 = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
 		tsc2 = get_cycles_sync();
-	} while (tsc2 - tsc1 > TICK_MIN);
+	} while (tsc2 - tsc1 > TICK_MIN && retries++ < MAX_READ_RETRIES);
+	if (retries >= MAX_READ_RETRIES && !msg++)
+		printk(KERN_WARNING
+		       "hpet.c: exceeded max retries to read HPET & TSC\n");
 	*hpet = hpet1;
 	*tsc = tsc2;
 }
-
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