Re: [patch 2/3] ACPI: Keep TSC stable, when lapic_timer_c2_ok is set

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On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:43:33 -0000 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The local apic timer stop in C2 resp. C3 states is coupled with the
> stop of the TSC. When the local apic timer is marked stable in C2
> on the kernel commandline, then keep the TSC marked stable in C2 as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c |   19 ++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
> @@ -305,18 +305,23 @@ static void acpi_state_timer_broadcast(s
>  				       struct acpi_processor_cx *cx,
>  				       int broadcast)
>  {
> -#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
> -
>  	int state = cx - pr->power.states;
>  
>  	if (state >= pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state) {
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
>  		unsigned long reason;
>  
>  		reason = broadcast ?  CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER :
>  			CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_EXIT;
>  		clockevents_notify(reason, &pr->id);
> -	}
>  #endif
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
> +		/* TSC halts in C2/3, so notify users */
> +		mark_tsc_unstable();
> +#endif
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  #else
> @@ -481,10 +486,6 @@ static void acpi_processor_idle(void)
>  		/* Get end time (ticks) */
>  		t2 = inl(acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block.address);
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
> -		/* TSC halts in C2, so notify users */
> -		mark_tsc_unstable();
> -#endif
>  		/* Re-enable interrupts */
>  		local_irq_enable();
>  		current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
> @@ -523,10 +524,6 @@ static void acpi_processor_idle(void)
>  			acpi_set_register(ACPI_BITREG_ARB_DISABLE, 0);
>  		}
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
> -		/* TSC halts in C3, so notify users */
> -		mark_tsc_unstable();
> -#endif
>  		/* Re-enable interrupts */
>  		local_irq_enable();
>  		current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
> 
> -- 

I'm now up to the third or fourth time where I need to try to repair this
patch against churn in Len's tree.  I'm not sure what I'm doing and that
changelog is of little help to me.

I think I'll drop it.  Please work it with Len.

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