"Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > * Kevin O'Connor (kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 02:45:31PM -0400, Kevin O'Connor wrote: >> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 02:40:39PM -0400, Kevin O'Connor wrote: >> > > For what it's worth, I can't seem to trigger the problem if I move the >> > > cmos read above the SIPI/LAPIC code (see patch below). >> > >> > Ugh! >> > >> > That's a seabios bug. Main processor modifies the rtc index >> > (rtc_read()) while APs try to clear the NMI bit by modifying the rtc >> > index (romlayout.S:transition32). >> > >> > I'll put together a fix. >> >> The seabios patch below resolves the issue for me. > > Thanks! Looks good here. > > Andrey, Paolo, Bandan: Does it fix it for you as well? Works for me too, thanks Kevin! Bandan > Dave > >> -Kevin >> >> >> --- a/src/romlayout.S >> +++ b/src/romlayout.S >> @@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ >> // %edx = return location (in 32bit mode) >> // Clobbers: ecx, flags, segment registers, cr0, idt/gdt >> DECLFUNC transition32 >> -transition32_for_smi: >> +transition32_nmi_off: >> + // transition32 when NMI and A20 are already initialized >> movl %eax, %ecx >> jmp 1f >> transition32: >> @@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ __farcall16: >> entry_smi: >> // Transition to 32bit mode. >> movl $1f + BUILD_BIOS_ADDR, %edx >> - jmp transition32_for_smi >> + jmp transition32_nmi_off >> .code32 >> 1: movl $BUILD_SMM_ADDR + 0x8000, %esp >> calll _cfunc32flat_handle_smi - BUILD_BIOS_ADDR >> @@ -216,8 +217,10 @@ entry_smi: >> DECLFUNC entry_smp >> entry_smp: >> // Transition to 32bit mode. >> + cli >> + cld >> movl $2f + BUILD_BIOS_ADDR, %edx >> - jmp transition32 >> + jmp transition32_nmi_off >> .code32 >> // Acquire lock and take ownership of shared stack >> 1: rep ; nop > -- > Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@xxxxxxxxxx / Manchester, UK -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html