linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 1/2] x86, mwaitt: add monitorx and mwaitx instruction

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Message-ID: <1434033662-2291-2-git-send-email-ray.huang@amd.com>
Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:41:01 +0800
From:	Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	"Len Brown" <lenb@...nel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>,
	Suravee Suthikulanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>,
	Tony Li <tony.li@....com>, Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/2] x86, mwaitt: add monitorx and mwaitx instruction

On AMD Carrizo processors (Family 15h, Model 60h-6fh), there is a new
feature called MWAITT (Mwait with a timer) as an extension of
Monitor/Mwait.

MWAITT, another name is MWAITX (MWAIT with extensions), has a configurable
timer that causes MWAITX to exit on expiration.

Compared with MONITOR/MWAIT, there are minor differences in opcode and
input parameters.

MWAITX ECX[1]: enable timer if set
MWAITX EBX[31:0]: max wait time expressed in SW P0 clocks

                MWAIT                           MWAITX
opcode          0f 01 c9           |            0f 01 fb
ECX[0]                  value of RFLAGS.IF seen by instruction
ECX[1]          unused/#GP if set  |            enable timer if set
ECX[31:2]                     unused/#GP if set
EAX                           unused (reserve for hint)
EBX[31:0]       unused             |            max wait time (loops)

                MONITOR                         MONITORX
opcode          0f 01 c8           |            0f 01 fa
EAX                     (logical) address to monitor
ECX                     #GP if not zero

The software P0 frequency is the same as the TSC frequency.

Max timeout = EBX/(TSC frequency)

Signed-off-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h |  1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h      | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 3d6606f..3ef1f6e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_NB  ( 6*32+24) /* NB performance counter extensions */
 #define X86_FEATURE_BPEXT	(6*32+26) /* data breakpoint extension */
 #define X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_L2	( 6*32+28) /* L2 performance counter extensions */
+#define X86_FEATURE_MWAITT	( 6*32+29) /* Mwait extension (MonitorX/MwaitX) */
 
 /*
  * Auxiliary flags: Linux defined - For features scattered in various
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
index 653dfa7..1fbc89d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ static inline void __monitor(const void *eax, unsigned long ecx,
 		     :: "a" (eax), "c" (ecx), "d"(edx));
 }
 
+static inline void __monitorx(const void *eax, unsigned long ecx,
+			      unsigned long edx)
+{
+	/* "monitorx %eax, %ecx, %edx;" */
+	asm volatile(".byte 0x0f, 0x01, 0xfa;"
+		     :: "a" (eax), "c" (ecx), "d"(edx));
+}
+
 static inline void __mwait(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
 {
 	/* "mwait %eax, %ecx;" */
@@ -30,6 +38,38 @@ static inline void __mwait(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
 		     :: "a" (eax), "c" (ecx));
 }
 
+/*
+ * MWAITT allows for both a timer value to get you out of the MWAIT as
+ * well as the normal exit conditions.
+ *
+ * MWAITX ECX[1]: enable timer if set
+ * MWAITX EBX[31:0]: max wait time expressed in SW P0 clocks
+ *
+ * Below is the compared data between MWAIT and MWAITX on AMD
+ * processors:
+ *                 MWAIT                           MWAITX
+ * opcode          0f 01 c9           |            0f 01 fb
+ * ECX[0]                  value of RFLAGS.IF seen by instruction
+ * ECX[1]          unused/#GP if set  |            enable timer if set
+ * ECX[31:2]                     unused/#GP if set
+ * EAX                           unused (reserve for hint)
+ * EBX[31:0]       unused             |            max wait time (loops)
+ *
+ *                 MONITOR                         MONITORX
+ * opcode          0f 01 c8           |            0f 01 fa
+ * EAX                     (logical) address to monitor
+ * ECX                     #GP if not zero
+ *
+ * The software P0 frequency is the same as the TSC frequency.
+ */
+static inline void __mwaitx(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ebx,
+			    unsigned long ecx)
+{
+	/* "mwaitx %eax, %ebx, %ecx;" */
+	asm volatile(".byte 0x0f, 0x01, 0xfb;"
+		     :: "a" (eax), "b" (ebx), "c" (ecx));
+}
+
 static inline void __sti_mwait(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
 {
 	trace_hardirqs_on();
-- 
1.9.1

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