linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.16 140/305] x86/hyper-v: Enable PIT shutdown quirk

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Date:   Sun, 03 Feb 2019 14:45:08 +0100
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Denis Kirjanov <kda@...ux-powerpc.org>,
        "KY Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
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        "marcelo.cerri@...onical.com" <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
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        "vkuznets" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Michael Kelley" <mikelley@...rosoft.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH 3.16 140/305] x86/hyper-v: Enable PIT shutdown quirk

3.16.63-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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

From: Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>

commit 1de72c706488b7be664a601cf3843bd01e327e58 upstream.

Hyper-V emulation of the PIT has a quirk such that the normal PIT shutdown
path doesn't work, because clearing the counter register restarts the
timer.

Disable the counter clearing on PIT shutdown.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>
Cc: "daniel.lezcano@...aro.org" <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc: "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Cc: "jgross@...e.com" <jgross@...e.com>
Cc: "akataria@...are.com" <akataria@...are.com>
Cc: "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>
Cc: "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>
Cc: vkuznets <vkuznets@...hat.com>
Cc: "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc: "marcelo.cerri@...onical.com" <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>
Cc: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1541303219-11142-3-git-send-email-mikelley@microsoft.com
[bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 #include <asm/hyperv.h>
@@ -143,6 +144,16 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platfo
 	no_timer_check = 1;
 #endif
 
+	/*
+	 * Hyper-V VMs have a PIT emulation quirk such that zeroing the
+	 * counter register during PIT shutdown restarts the PIT. So it
+	 * continues to interrupt @18.2 HZ. Setting i8253_clear_counter
+	 * to false tells pit_shutdown() not to zero the counter so that
+	 * the PIT really is shutdown. Generation 2 VMs don't have a PIT,
+	 * and setting this value has no effect.
+	 */
+	i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown = false;
+
 }
 
 const __refconst struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_ms_hyperv = {