From: Zachary Amsden <zamsden@redhat.com>
To: avi@redhat.com, mtosatti@redhat.com, glommer@redhat.com,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Zachary Amsden <zamsden@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] Fix AMD C1 TSC desynchronization
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:34:17 -1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1276587259-32319-16-git-send-email-zamsden@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1276587259-32319-1-git-send-email-zamsden@redhat.com>
Some AMD based machines can have TSC drift when in C1 HLT state because
despite attempting to scale the TSC increment when dividing down the
P-state, the processor may return to full P-state to service cache
probes. The TSC of halted CPUs can advance faster than that of running
CPUs as a result, causing unpredictable TSC drift.
We implement a recommended workaround, which is disabling C1 clock ramping.
---
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ef847ee..8e836e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
#include <asm/i387.h>
#include <asm/xcr.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <asm/k8.h>
+#endif
+
#define MAX_IO_MSRS 256
#define CR0_RESERVED_BITS \
(~(unsigned long)(X86_CR0_PE | X86_CR0_MP | X86_CR0_EM | X86_CR0_TS \
@@ -4287,10 +4292,43 @@ static struct notifier_block kvmclock_cpu_notifier_block = {
.priority = -INT_MAX
};
+static u8 disabled_c1_ramp = 0;
+
static void kvm_timer_init(void)
{
int cpu;
+ /*
+ * AMD processors can de-synchronize TSC on halt in C1 state, because
+ * processors in lower P state will have TSC scaled properly during
+ * normal operation, but will have TSC scaled improperly while
+ * servicing cache probes. Because there is no way to determine how
+ * TSC was adjusted during cache probes, there are two solutions:
+ * resynchronize after halt, or disable C1-clock ramping.
+ *
+ * We implemenent solution 2.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
+ if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD &&
+ boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x0f &&
+ !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC)) {
+ struct pci_dev *nb;
+ int i;
+ cache_k8_northbridges();
+ for (i = 0; i < num_k8_northbridges; i++) {
+ u8 byte;
+ nb = k8_northbridges[i];
+ pci_read_config_byte(nb, 0x87, &byte);
+ if (byte & 1) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: AMD C1 clock ramping detected, performing workaround\n", __func__);
+ disabled_c1_ramp = byte;
+ pci_write_config_byte(nb, 0x87, byte & 0xFC);
+
+ }
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+
register_hotcpu_notifier(&kvmclock_cpu_notifier_block);
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC)) {
cpufreq_register_notifier(&kvmclock_cpufreq_notifier_block,
@@ -4402,6 +4440,13 @@ void kvm_arch_exit(void)
unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&kvmclock_cpu_notifier_block);
kvm_x86_ops = NULL;
kvm_mmu_module_exit();
+#ifdef CONFIG_K8_NB
+ if (disabled_c1_ramp) {
+ struct pci_dev **nb;
+ for (nb = k8_northbridges; *nb; nb++)
+ pci_write_config_byte(*nb, 0x87, disabled_c1_ramp);
+ }
+#endif
}
int kvm_emulate_halt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
--
1.7.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-06-15 7:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-06-15 7:34 TSC cleanups, fixes, documentation for KVM Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 01/17] Eliminate duplicated timer code Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 13:07 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 02/17] Make cpu_tsc_khz updates use local CPU Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:02 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 03/17] Unify vendor TSC logic Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 8:10 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-16 13:22 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-17 8:03 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-16 18:42 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-17 8:15 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-17 20:30 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 04/17] Fix deep C-state TSC desynchronization Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:09 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 8:14 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 8:10 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-16 18:43 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 13:24 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-16 19:20 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 05/17] Keep SMP VMs more in sync on unstable TSC Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:11 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-16 8:11 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-16 13:32 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-16 21:15 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 06/17] Rename KVM_REQ_KVMCLOCK_UPDATE Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 07/17] Perform hardware_enable in CPU_STARTING callback Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 08/17] Add clock sync request to hardware enable Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:24 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 09/17] Move scale_delta into common header Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 10/17] Make KVM clock computation work for other scales Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 11/17] Fix a possible backwards warp of kvmclock Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:40 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 20:37 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 23:47 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-06-16 0:21 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 0:39 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-06-16 8:11 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-16 13:58 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-16 14:13 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-16 14:58 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-16 22:38 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 19:36 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 12/17] Add helper function get_kernel_ns Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:41 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 21:03 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 21:13 ` john stultz
2010-06-16 8:12 ` Jason Wang
2010-06-16 14:03 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 13/17] Add TSC offset tracking Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:44 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 14/17] Fix SVM VMCB reset Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` Zachary Amsden [this message]
2010-06-15 8:47 ` [PATCH 15/17] Fix AMD C1 TSC desynchronization Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 9:21 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 14:46 ` Roedel, Joerg
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 16/17] TSC reset compensation Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:51 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 20:32 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 0:27 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-06-16 0:32 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-16 13:52 ` Glauber Costa
2010-06-16 22:36 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 7:34 ` [PATCH 17/17] Add timekeeping documentation Zachary Amsden
2010-06-15 8:51 ` Avi Kivity
2010-06-15 20:27 ` Randy Dunlap
2010-06-16 23:59 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-17 8:55 ` Andi Kleen
2010-06-17 21:14 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-06-18 7:49 ` Andi Kleen
2010-06-18 16:33 ` Zachary Amsden
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