linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 06/18] perf: disable LBR support for older Intel Atom processors

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Date:	Thu,  9 Feb 2012 23:20:56 +0100
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu, acme@...hat.com,
	robert.richter@....com, ming.m.lin@...el.com, andi@...stfloor.org,
	asharma@...com, ravitillo@....gov, vweaver1@...s.utk.edu,
	khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH v6 06/18] perf: disable LBR support for older Intel Atom processors

The patch adds a restriction for Intel Atom LBR support. Only
steppings 10 (PineView) and more recent are supported. Older models,
do not have a functional LBR. Their LBR does not freeze on PMU interrupt
which makes LBR unusable in the context of perf_events.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c |   10 ++++++++++
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
index e54a063..07f0ff8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
@@ -315,6 +315,16 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_init_snb(void)
 /* atom */
 void intel_pmu_lbr_init_atom(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * only models starting at stepping 10 seems
+	 * to have an operational LBR which can freeze
+	 * on PMU interrupt
+	 */
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_mask < 10) {
+		pr_cont("LBR disabled due to erratum");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	x86_pmu.lbr_nr	   = 8;
 	x86_pmu.lbr_tos    = MSR_LBR_TOS;
 	x86_pmu.lbr_from   = MSR_LBR_CORE_FROM;
-- 
1.7.4.1

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