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[PATCH] x86_64: On Intel systems when CPU has C3 don't use TSC
authorAndi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:42:37 +0000 (21:42 +0200)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:59:55 +0000 (20:59 -0700)
On Intel systems generally the TSC stops in C3 or deeper,
so don't use it there. Follows similar logic on i386.

This should fix problems on Meroms.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c

index e0341c6808e5ecc91d1850edb21c1a0244dbcaed..7a9b18224182ced7cd0932b2691249c69f70e4ad 100644 (file)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 #include <acpi/achware.h>      /* for PM timer frequency */
+#include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #endif
 #include <asm/8253pit.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -953,11 +954,18 @@ __cpuinit int unsynchronized_tsc(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
        if (apic_is_clustered_box())
                return 1;
-       /* Intel systems are normally all synchronized. Exceptions
-          are handled in the check above. */
-       if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
-               return 0;
 #endif
+       /* Most intel systems have synchronized TSCs except for
+          multi node systems */
+       if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
+               /* But TSC doesn't tick in C3 so don't use it there */
+               if (acpi_fadt.length > 0 && acpi_fadt.plvl3_lat < 100)
+                       return 1;
+#endif
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        /* Assume multi socket systems are not synchronized */
        return num_present_cpus() > 1;
 }