linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [11/20] x86: Use the correct cpuid method to detect MWAIT support for C states

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Date:	Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:53:59 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	andreas.herrmann3@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [11/20] x86: Use the correct cpuid method to detect MWAIT support for C states

On Thursday 03 January 2008 11:45:26 Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
> 
> > +static int mwait_usable(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
> > +{
> > +	if (force_mwait)
> > +		return 1;
> > +	/* Any C1 states supported? */
> > +	return c->cpuid_level >= 5 && ((cpuid_edx(5) >> 4) & 0xf) > 0;
> > +}
> > +
> >  void __cpuinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
> >  {
> > -	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
> > +	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT) && mwait_usable(c)) {
> >  		printk("monitor/mwait feature present.\n");
> 
> hm, why not clear FEATURE_MWAIT if it's "not usable"? That's the 
> standard approach we do for CPU features that do not work.

Well it works, just in a unexpected way not useful to the kernel.

At least on AMD there is a bit to enable it for ring 3 too, so 
in theory someone could use it anyways.

-Andi

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