> -----Original Message----- > From: K. Y. Srinivasan [mailto:kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:30 AM > To: x86@xxxxxxxxxx; gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; olaf@xxxxxxxxx; apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; > jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx; tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; hpa@xxxxxxxxx; > JBeulich@xxxxxxxx; bp@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: KY Srinivasan > Subject: [PATCH V2 1/1] X86: Hyper-V: Get the local APIC timer frequency from > the hypervisor > > Hyper-V supports a mechanism for retrieving the local APIC frequency.Use this > and bypass > the calibration code in the kernel. This would allow us to boot the Linux kernel as > a > "modern VM" on Hyper-V where many of the legacy devices (such as PIT) are not > emulated. > > I would like to thank Olaf Hering <olaf@xxxxxxxxx>, Jan Beulich > <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> and > H. Peter Anvin <h.peter.anvin@xxxxxxxxx> for their help in this effort. > > In this version of the patch, I have addressed Jan's comments. > > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hyperv.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hyperv.h > b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hyperv.h > index b80420b..b8f1c01 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hyperv.h > +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hyperv.h > @@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ > #define HV_X64_MSR_VP_RUNTIME_AVAILABLE (1 << 0) > /* Partition Reference Counter (HV_X64_MSR_TIME_REF_COUNT) available*/ > #define HV_X64_MSR_TIME_REF_COUNT_AVAILABLE (1 << 1) > + > +/* > + * There is a single feature flag that signifies the presence of the MSR > + * that can be used to retrieve both the local APIC Timer frequency as > + * well as the TSC frequency. > + */ > + > +/* Local APIC timer frequency MSR (HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY) is > available */ > +#define HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY_AVAILABLE (1 << 11) > + > +/* TSC frequency MSR (HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY) is available */ > +#define HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY_AVAILABLE (1 << 11) > + > /* > * Basic SynIC MSRs (HV_X64_MSR_SCONTROL through HV_X64_MSR_EOM > * and HV_X64_MSR_SINT0 through HV_X64_MSR_SINT15) available > @@ -136,6 +149,12 @@ > /* MSR used to read the per-partition time reference counter */ > #define HV_X64_MSR_TIME_REF_COUNT 0x40000020 > > +/* MSR used to retrieve the TSC frequency */ > +#define HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY 0x40000022 > + > +/* MSR used to retrieve the local APIC timer frequency */ > +#define HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY 0x40000023 > + > /* Define the virtual APIC registers */ > #define HV_X64_MSR_EOI 0x40000070 > #define HV_X64_MSR_ICR 0x40000071 > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c > index 71a39f3..b3dc639 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ > #include <linux/clocksource.h> > #include <linux/module.h> > #include <linux/hardirq.h> > +#include <linux/efi.h> > #include <linux/interrupt.h> > #include <asm/processor.h> > #include <asm/hypervisor.h> > @@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ > #include <asm/desc.h> > #include <asm/idle.h> > #include <asm/irq_regs.h> > +#include <asm/i8259.h> > > struct ms_hyperv_info ms_hyperv; > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ms_hyperv); > @@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ static struct clocksource hyperv_cs = { > > static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void) > { > + u64 hv_lapic_frequency; > + > /* > * Extract the features and hints > */ > @@ -76,6 +80,26 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void) > printk(KERN_INFO "HyperV: features 0x%x, hints 0x%x\n", > ms_hyperv.features, ms_hyperv.hints); > > + if (ms_hyperv.features & HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY_AVAILABLE) { > + /* > + * Get the APIC frequency. > + */ > + rdmsrl(HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY, hv_lapic_frequency); > + hv_lapic_frequency /= HZ; > + lapic_timer_frequency = hv_lapic_frequency; > + printk(KERN_INFO "HyperV: LAPIC Timer Frequency: %#x\n", > + lapic_timer_frequency); > + > + /* > + * On Hyper-V, when we are booting off an EFI firmware stack, > + * we do not have many legacy devices including PIC, PIT etc. > + */ > + if (efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT)) { > + printk(KERN_INFO "HyperV: Using null_legacy_pic\n"); > + legacy_pic = &null_legacy_pic; > + } > + } > + > if (ms_hyperv.features & HV_X64_MSR_TIME_REF_COUNT_AVAILABLE) > clocksource_register_hz(&hyperv_cs, NSEC_PER_SEC/100); > } > -- > 1.7.4.1 Peter, Let me know if you want me to address any additional issues in this patch. Regards, K. Y _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
