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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt4
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c34
2 files changed, 34 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6cfa6e3996cf..95f0d104c232 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6369,6 +6369,10 @@
in situations with strict latency requirements (where
interruptions from clocksource watchdog are not
acceptable).
+ [x86] recalibrate: force recalibration against a HW timer
+ (HPET or PM timer) on systems whose TSC frequency was
+ obtained from HW or FW using either an MSR or CPUID(0x15).
+ Warn if the difference is more than 500 ppm.
tsc_early_khz= [X86] Skip early TSC calibration and use the given
value instead. Useful when the early TSC frequency discovery
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index a78e73da4a74..92bbc4a6b3fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__use_tsc);
int tsc_clocksource_reliable;
+static int __read_mostly tsc_force_recalibrate;
+
static u32 art_to_tsc_numerator;
static u32 art_to_tsc_denominator;
static u64 art_to_tsc_offset;
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ static int __init tsc_setup(char *str)
mark_tsc_unstable("boot parameter");
if (!strcmp(str, "nowatchdog"))
no_tsc_watchdog = 1;
+ if (!strcmp(str, "recalibrate"))
+ tsc_force_recalibrate = 1;
return 1;
}
@@ -1374,6 +1378,25 @@ restart:
else
freq = calc_pmtimer_ref(delta, ref_start, ref_stop);
+ /* Will hit this only if tsc_force_recalibrate has been set */
+ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ)) {
+
+ /* Warn if the deviation exceeds 500 ppm */
+ if (abs(tsc_khz - freq) > (tsc_khz >> 11)) {
+ pr_warn("Warning: TSC freq calibrated by CPUID/MSR differs from what is calibrated by HW timer, please check with vendor!!\n");
+ pr_info("Previous calibrated TSC freq:\t %lu.%03lu MHz\n",
+ (unsigned long)tsc_khz / 1000,
+ (unsigned long)tsc_khz % 1000);
+ }
+
+ pr_info("TSC freq recalibrated by [%s]:\t %lu.%03lu MHz\n",
+ hpet ? "HPET" : "PM_TIMER",
+ (unsigned long)freq / 1000,
+ (unsigned long)freq % 1000);
+
+ return;
+ }
+
/* Make sure we're within 1% */
if (abs(tsc_khz - freq) > tsc_khz/100)
goto out;
@@ -1407,8 +1430,10 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC) || !tsc_khz)
return 0;
- if (tsc_unstable)
- goto unreg;
+ if (tsc_unstable) {
+ clocksource_unregister(&clocksource_tsc_early);
+ return 0;
+ }
if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC_S3))
clocksource_tsc.flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_SUSPEND_NONSTOP;
@@ -1421,9 +1446,10 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ART))
art_related_clocksource = &clocksource_tsc;
clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc, tsc_khz);
-unreg:
clocksource_unregister(&clocksource_tsc_early);
- return 0;
+
+ if (!tsc_force_recalibrate)
+ return 0;
}
schedule_delayed_work(&tsc_irqwork, 0);