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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
index 778df05f8539..920426d691ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ static __always_inline void __mwaitx(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ebx,
:: "a" (eax), "b" (ebx), "c" (ecx));
}
+/*
+ * Re-enable interrupts right upon calling mwait in such a way that
+ * no interrupt can fire _before_ the execution of mwait, ie: no
+ * instruction must be placed between "sti" and "mwait".
+ *
+ * This is necessary because if an interrupt queues a timer before
+ * executing mwait, it would otherwise go unnoticed and the next tick
+ * would not be reprogrammed accordingly before mwait ever wakes up.
+ */
static __always_inline void __sti_mwait(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
{
mds_idle_clear_cpu_buffers();
@@ -115,8 +124,15 @@ static __always_inline void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long eax, unsigned lo
}
__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
- if (!need_resched())
- __mwait(eax, ecx);
+
+ if (!need_resched()) {
+ if (ecx & 1) {
+ __mwait(eax, ecx);
+ } else {
+ __sti_mwait(eax, ecx);
+ raw_local_irq_disable();
+ }
+ }
}
current_clr_polling();
}