Re: [PATCH] x86 (64): make calibrate_APIC_clock() SMI-safe (take 3)

[Martin Wilck <martin.wilck@fujitsu-siemens.com>]

Hi Jean,

same answer as on Bugzilla...

> Sorry for replying to such an old thread, but did this patch go
> anywhere? I can't seem to find it in git. Was it somehow obsoleted
> by a different fix for the same issue (SMI flood during APIC
> calibration)? Or is the upstream kernel still affected?

We were asked for a solution for all affected architectures (in 
particular, also i386) which was more than we were able to do
at the time, given that the pressure had been reduced by finding a BIOS 
fix for the particular situation on system in question.

The APIC clock calibration code on i386 is more complex than x86_64, we 
saw no way to provide a high-quality, regression-safe, tested patch for 
that to upstream with a reasonable amount of effort.

That aside, I still think the x86_64 patch is fine and won't cause 
regressions. It just doesn't help on 32bit systems.

Martin

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