linux-kernel - Re: [patch 6/6] x86: add c1e aware idle function

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:55:33 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, arjan@...radead.org,
	andreas.herrmann3@....com
Subject: Re: [patch 6/6] x86: add c1e aware idle function

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:29:00 -0000
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:

> +static void c1e_idle(void)
> +{
> +	static cpumask_t c1e_mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
> +	static int c1e_detected;
> +
> +	if (need_resched())
> +		return;
> +
> +	if (!c1e_detected) {
> +		u32 lo, hi;
> +
> +		rdmsr(MSR_K8_INT_PENDING_MSG, lo, hi);
> +		if (lo & K8_INTP_C1E_ACTIVE_MASK) {
> +			c1e_detected = 1;
> +			mark_tsc_unstable("TSC halt in C1E");
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "System has C1E enabled\n");
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (c1e_detected) {
> +		int cpu = smp_processor_id();
> +
> +		if (!cpu_isset(cpu, c1e_mask)) {
> +			cpu_set(cpu, c1e_mask);
> +			/* Force broadcast so ACPI can not interfere */
> +			clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_FORCE,
> +					   &cpu);
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "Switch to broadcast mode on CPU%d\n",
> +			       cpu);
> +		}
> +		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER, &cpu);
> +		default_idle();
> +		local_irq_disable();
> +		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_EXIT, &cpu);
> +		local_irq_enable();

I worked it out!  It took me a while.

This function is called with local irqs disabled.

default_idle() is entered with local irqs disabled but returns with them
enabled.

clockevents_notify() is supposed to be called with local irqs disabled.

This functions returns with local irqs enabled.

Was I right?  None of any of that is documented anywhere.  But it should
be.


> +	} else
> +		default_idle();
> +}
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