linux-kernel - [patch V2 03/25] x86/apic: Soft disable APIC before initializing it

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Date:   Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:51:48 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>,
        Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Feng Tang <feng.tang@...el.com>
Subject: [patch V2 03/25] x86/apic: Soft disable APIC before initializing it

If the APIC was already enabled on entry of setup_local_APIC() then
disabling it soft via the SPIV register makes a lot of sense.

That masks all LVT entries and brings it into a well defined state.

Otherwise previously enabled LVTs which are not touched in the setup
function stay unmasked and might surprise the just booting kernel.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c |    8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1493,6 +1493,14 @@ static void setup_local_APIC(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If this comes from kexec/kcrash the APIC might be enabled in
+	 * SPIV. Soft disable it before doing further initialization.
+	 */
+	value = apic_read(APIC_SPIV);
+	value &= ~APIC_SPIV_APIC_ENABLED;
+	apic_write(APIC_SPIV, value);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/* Pound the ESR really hard over the head with a big hammer - mbligh */
 	if (lapic_is_integrated() && apic->disable_esr) {