@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct tsc_adjust {
};
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tsc_adjust, tsc_adjust);
+static struct timer_list tsc_sync_check_timer;
/*
* TSC's on different sockets may be reset asynchronously.
@@ -77,6 +78,46 @@ void tsc_verify_tsc_adjust(bool resume)
}
}
+/*
+ * Normally the tsc_sync will be checked every time system enters idle
+ * state, but there is still caveat that a system won't enter idle,
+ * either because it's too busy or configured purposely to not enter
+ * idle.
+ *
+ * So setup a periodic timer (every 10 minutes) to make sure the check
+ * is always on.
+ */
+
+#define SYNC_CHECK_INTERVAL (HZ * 600)
+
+static void tsc_sync_check_timer_fn(struct timer_list *unused)
+{
+ int next_cpu;
+
+ tsc_verify_tsc_adjust(false);
+
+ /* Run the check for all onlined CPUs in turn */
+ next_cpu = cpumask_next(raw_smp_processor_id(), cpu_online_mask);
+ if (next_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+ next_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
+
+ tsc_sync_check_timer.expires += SYNC_CHECK_INTERVAL;
+ add_timer_on(&tsc_sync_check_timer, next_cpu);
+}
+
+static int __init start_sync_check_timer(void)
+{
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_TSC_ADJUST) || tsc_clocksource_reliable)
+ return 0;
+
+ timer_setup(&tsc_sync_check_timer, tsc_sync_check_timer_fn, 0);
+ tsc_sync_check_timer.expires = jiffies + SYNC_CHECK_INTERVAL;
+ add_timer(&tsc_sync_check_timer);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+late_initcall(start_sync_check_timer);
+
static void tsc_sanitize_first_cpu(struct tsc_adjust *cur, s64 bootval,
unsigned int cpu, bool bootcpu)
{
The following commit has been merged into the x86/urgent branch of tip: Commit-ID: c7719e79347803b8e3b6b50da8c6db410a3012b5 Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/c7719e79347803b8e3b6b50da8c6db410a3012b5 Author: Feng Tang <feng.tang@intel.com> AuthorDate: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:37:50 +08:00 Committer: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> CommitterDate: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:40:35 +01:00 x86/tsc: Add a timer to make sure TSC_adjust is always checked The TSC_ADJUST register is checked every time a CPU enters idle state, but Thomas Gleixner mentioned there is still a caveat that a system won't enter idle [1], either because it's too busy or configured purposely to not enter idle. Setup a periodic timer (every 10 minutes) to make sure the check is happening on a regular base. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/875z286xtk.fsf@nanos.tec.linutronix.de/ Fixes: 6e3cd95234dc ("x86/hpet: Use another crystalball to evaluate HPET usability") Requested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Feng Tang <feng.tang@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211117023751.24190-1-feng.tang@intel.com --- arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)