linux-kernel - [patch 53/55] [CPUFREQ] powernow-k8: Avoid Pstate MSR accesses on systems supporting CPB

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Date:	Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:57 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Subject: [patch 53/55] [CPUFREQ] powernow-k8: Avoid Pstate MSR accesses on systems supporting CPB

3.0-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>

commit 201bf0f129e1715a33568d1563d9a75b840ab4d3 upstream.

Due to CPB we can't directly map SW Pstates to Pstate MSRs. Get rid of
the paranoia check. (assuming that the ACPI Pstate information is
correct.)

Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c |   19 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -926,23 +926,24 @@ static int fill_powernow_table_pstate(st
 			invalidate_entry(powernow_table, i);
 			continue;
 		}
-		rdmsr(MSR_PSTATE_DEF_BASE + index, lo, hi);
-		if (!(hi & HW_PSTATE_VALID_MASK)) {
-			pr_debug("invalid pstate %d, ignoring\n", index);
-			invalidate_entry(powernow_table, i);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		powernow_table[i].index = index;
-
 		/* Frequency may be rounded for these */
 		if ((boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x10 && boot_cpu_data.x86_model < 10)
 				 || boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x11) {
+
+			rdmsr(MSR_PSTATE_DEF_BASE + index, lo, hi);
+			if (!(hi & HW_PSTATE_VALID_MASK)) {
+				pr_debug("invalid pstate %d, ignoring\n", index);
+				invalidate_entry(powernow_table, i);
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			powernow_table[i].frequency =
 				freq_from_fid_did(lo & 0x3f, (lo >> 6) & 7);
 		} else
 			powernow_table[i].frequency =
 				data->acpi_data.states[i].core_frequency * 1000;
+
+		powernow_table[i].index = index;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }


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