linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] x86/tsc: Make __use_tsc __ro_after

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Message-ID: <xhsmhcyvlc3mi.mognet@vschneid-thinkpadt14sgen2i.remote.csb>
Date:   Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:51:49 +0100
From:   Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] x86/tsc: Make __use_tsc __ro_after_init

On 20/11/23 13:05, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 11:55:28AM +0100, Valentin Schneider wrote:
>> __use_tsc is only ever enabled in __init tsc_enable_sched_clock(), so mark
>> it as __ro_after_init.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
>> index 15f97c0abc9d0..f19b42ea40573 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
>> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tsc_khz);
>>  static int __read_mostly tsc_unstable;
>>  static unsigned int __initdata tsc_early_khz;
>>
>> -static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__use_tsc);
>> +static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(__use_tsc);
>
> So sure, we can absolutely do that, but do we want to take this one
> further perhaps? "notsc" on x86_64 makes no sense what so ever. Lets
> drag things into this millennium.
>

Just to make sure I follow: currently, for the static key to be enabled, we
(mostly) need:
o X86_FEATURE_TSC is in CPUID
o determine_cpu_tsc_frequencies()->pit_hpet_ptimer_calibrate_cpu() passes

IIUC all X86_64 systems have a TSC, so the CPUID feature should be a given.

AFAICT pit_hpt_ptimer_calibrate_cpu() relies on having either HPET or the
ACPI PM timer, the latter should be widely available, though X86_PM_TIMER
can be disabled via EXPERT - is that a fringe case we don't care about, or
did I miss something? I don't really know this stuff, and I'm trying to
write a changelog...