[PATCH] Don't enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors.

[PATCH] Don't enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors.

[Dave Jones]

The Intel Quark processor is a part of family 5, but does not have the
F00F bug present in Pentiums of the same family.

Pentiums were models 0 through 8, Quark is model 9.

Cc: Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 1ef456273172..9cc6b6f25f42 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ static void intel_workarounds(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG
 	/*
-	 * All current models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs
+	 * All models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs
 	 * have the F0 0F bug, which lets nonprivileged users lock up the
 	 * system. Announce that the fault handler will be checking for it.
+	 * The Quark is also family 5, but does not have the same bug.
 	 */
 	clear_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_F00F);
-	if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5) {
+	if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5 && c->x86_model < 9) {
 		static int f00f_workaround_enabled;
 
 		set_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_F00F);

[tip:x86/urgent] x86: Don' t enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors

[tip-bot for Dave Jones]

Commit-ID:  c1dd2d38a55119e1611a9ea3ee30bcf8902e2b04
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/c1dd2d38a55119e1611a9ea3ee30bcf8902e2b04
Author:     Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:57:53 -0400
Committer:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
CommitDate: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:31:23 +0100

x86: Don't enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors

The Intel Quark processor is a part of family 5, but does not have the
F00F bug present in Pentiums of the same family.

Pentiums were models 0 through 8, Quark is model 9.

Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Cc: Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20141028175753.GA12743@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 1ef4562..9cc6b6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ static void intel_workarounds(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG
 	/*
-	 * All current models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs
+	 * All models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs
 	 * have the F0 0F bug, which lets nonprivileged users lock up the
 	 * system. Announce that the fault handler will be checking for it.
+	 * The Quark is also family 5, but does not have the same bug.
 	 */
 	clear_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_F00F);
-	if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5) {
+	if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5 && c->x86_model < 9) {
 		static int f00f_workaround_enabled;
 
 		set_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_F00F);

Re: [PATCH] Don't enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors.

[Bryan O'Donoghue]

On 28/10/14 17:57, Dave Jones wrote:
> The Intel Quark processor is a part of family 5, but does not have the
> F00F bug present in Pentiums of the same family.
> 
> Pentiums were models 0 through 8, Quark is model 9.

Tested - works, F00F removed from list of bugs in /proc/cpuinfo

	BOD

[tip:x86/urgent] x86: Don' t enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors

[tip-bot for Dave Jones]

Commit-ID:  d4e1a0af1d3a88cdfc8c954d3005eb8745ec518d
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/d4e1a0af1d3a88cdfc8c954d3005eb8745ec518d
Author:     Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:57:53 -0400
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
CommitDate: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:52:09 +0100

x86: Don't enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors

The Intel Quark processor is a part of family 5, but does not have the
F00F bug present in Pentiums of the same family.

Pentiums were models 0 through 8, Quark is model 9.

Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Cc: Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20141028175753.GA12743@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 1ef4562..9cc6b6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ static void intel_workarounds(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG
 	/*
-	 * All current models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs
+	 * All models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs
 	 * have the F0 0F bug, which lets nonprivileged users lock up the
 	 * system. Announce that the fault handler will be checking for it.
+	 * The Quark is also family 5, but does not have the same bug.
 	 */
 	clear_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_F00F);
-	if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5) {
+	if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5 && c->x86_model < 9) {
 		static int f00f_workaround_enabled;
 
 		set_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_F00F);