Re: [PATCH] cpufreq/intel_pstate: Add function to check that all MSR's are valid

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On Thursday, March 21, 2013 01:08:03 AM Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:28:49 AM Dirk Brandewie wrote:
> > On 03/20/2013 11:28 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 09:17:24 AM dirk.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >> From: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >>
> > >> Some VMs seem to try to implement some MSRs but not all the registers
> > >> the driver needs.  Check to make sure all the MSR that we need are
> > >> available. If any of the required MSRs are not available refuse to
> > >> load.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Is this needed for v3.9?  Any pointers to bug reports etc.?
> > >
> > 
> > Sorry I saw right after I sent the mail that the bug report was missing
> > 
> >      https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=922923
> >      Reported-by: Josh Stone <jistone@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Would you like me to spin the patch?
> 
> No, thanks, this information is sufficient.

Applied to linux-pm.git/bleeding-edge and will be moved to linux-next after
build testing.

Thanks,
Rafael


> > >> ---
> > >>   drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >>   1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > >>
> > >> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > >> index f6dd1e7..cd9c5f4 100644
> > >> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > >> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > >> @@ -752,6 +752,29 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver intel_pstate_driver = {
> > >>
> > >>   static int __initdata no_load;
> > >>
> > >> +static int intel_pstate_msrs_not_valid(void)
> > >> +{
> > >> +	/* Check that all the msr's we are using are valid. */
> > >> +	u64 aperf, mperf, tmp;
> > >> +
> > >> +	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
> > >> +	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
> > >> +
> > >> +	if (!intel_pstate_min_pstate() ||
> > >> +		!intel_pstate_max_pstate() ||
> > >> +		!intel_pstate_turbo_pstate())
> > >> +		return -ENODEV;
> > >> +
> > >> +	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_APERF, tmp);
> > >> +	if (!(tmp - aperf))
> > >> +		return -ENODEV;
> > >> +
> > >> +	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MPERF, tmp);
> > >> +	if (!(tmp - mperf))
> > >> +		return -ENODEV;
> > >> +
> > >> +	return 0;
> > >> +}
> > >>   static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
> > >>   {
> > >>   	int cpu, rc = 0;
> > >> @@ -764,6 +787,9 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
> > >>   	if (!id)
> > >>   		return -ENODEV;
> > >>
> > >> +	if (intel_pstate_msrs_not_valid())
> > >> +		return -ENODEV;
> > >> +
> > >>   	pr_info("Intel P-state driver initializing.\n");
> > >>
> > >>   	all_cpu_data = vmalloc(sizeof(void *) * num_possible_cpus());
> > >>
> > 
> 
-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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