linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] apic: Fix error interrupt report at all APs

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Message-ID: <20110419170121.GA6640@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:01:21 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Youquan Song <youquan.song@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com, hpa@...ux.intel.com,
	suresh.b.siddha@...el.com, yong.y.wang@...ux.intel.com,
	joe@...ches.com, jbaron@...hat.com, trenn@...e.de,
	kent.liu@...el.com, chaohong.guo@...el.com,
	Youquan Song <youquan.song@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] apic: Fix error interrupt report at all APs


* Youquan Song <youquan.song@...el.com> wrote:

> Recently, customer report that once machine boot, there are many error interrupt
> reported with exact number of all APs. 
> 
> The root cause is Local APIC will generate error interrupt when it detect
> the illegal vector (one in 0 ~ 15) in an interrupt message received or
> interrupt generate from local vector table or self IPI. SDM3A.chapter 10.
> 
> AP LAPIC thermal sensor register will be reset to 0x10000, if thermal throttling
> interrupt take over by BIOS, it need restore AP with the thermal sensor register
> value of geting from BSP, otherwise cause system issue. If BIOS does not take
> over the thermal interrupt, The restore value will be CPU rest value of 0x10000,
> which means the interrupt vector is zero. After writing 0x10000 to thermal
> sensor LVT, the processor will recieve the error interrupt report if the APIC
> error interrupt is also set.
> 
> This patch add check the BIOS whether take over the thermal interrupt by look
> at interrupt delivery mode not fixed mode(BIOS handle will be SMI mode) before
> restore AP's thermal LVT. So the agony noise of error interrupt will dismiss
> when boot on machine that BIOS does not handle thermal interrupt..  
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Youquan Song <youquan.song@...el.com>
> Acked-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
> Acked-by: Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@...el.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/apicdef.h           |    1 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c |   12 +++++++-----
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

I don't disagree with this change, but unfortunately the changelog is in 
absolutely unreadable English. Please fix it or find someone who can fix it for 
you.

I decoded and fixed the changelog of the 2/2 patch of your series so no need to 
do it for that patch.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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