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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


  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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