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From: tip-bot for Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
To: linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, mingo@redhat.com,
	fenghua.yu@intel.com, tglx@linutronix.de, hpa@linux.intel.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] x86, mem, intel: Initialize Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 20:40:31 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-161ec53c702ce9df2f439804dfb9331807066daa@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1305671358-14478-3-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com>

Commit-ID:  161ec53c702ce9df2f439804dfb9331807066daa
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/161ec53c702ce9df2f439804dfb9331807066daa
Author:     Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 17 May 2011 15:29:11 -0700
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 17 May 2011 15:40:23 -0700

x86, mem, intel: Initialize Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB

If kernel intends to use enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB, it must ensure
IA32_MISC_ENABLE.Fast_String_Enable (bit 0) is set and CPUID.(EAX=07H, ECX=0H):
EBX[bit 9] also reports 1.

Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1305671358-14478-3-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c |   19 +++++++++++++++----
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index df86bc8..fc73a34 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 
 static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
+	u64 misc_enable;
+
 	/* Unmask CPUID levels if masked: */
 	if (c->x86 > 6 || (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model >= 0xd)) {
-		u64 misc_enable;
-
 		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_enable);
 
 		if (misc_enable & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_LIMIT_CPUID) {
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * (model 2) with the same problem.
 	 */
 	if (c->x86 == 15) {
-		u64 misc_enable;
-
 		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_enable);
 
 		if (misc_enable & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_FAST_STRING) {
@@ -130,6 +128,19 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+
+	/*
+	 * If fast string is not enabled in IA32_MISC_ENABLE for any reason,
+	 * clear the fast string and enhanced fast string CPU capabilities.
+	 */
+	if (c->x86 > 6 || (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model >= 0xd)) {
+		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_enable);
+		if (!(misc_enable & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_FAST_STRING)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Disabled fast string operations\n");
+			setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD);
+			setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ERMS);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32

  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-05-18 20:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-05-17 22:29 [PATCH 0/9] Optimize string operations by enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 1/9] x86, cpu: Enable enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB feature Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 23:13   ` [tip:x86/cpufeature] x86, cpufeature: Add CPU feature bit for enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 2/9] x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c: Initialize Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSBenhanced Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18  2:46   ` Andi Kleen
2011-05-18  3:47     ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-05-18 20:40   ` tip-bot for Fenghua Yu [this message]
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 3/9] x86/kernel/alternative.c: Add comment for applying alternatives order Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18 20:40   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, alternative, doc: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 4/9] x86, alternative-asm.h: Add altinstruction_entry macro Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18 20:41   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, alternative: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 5/9] x86/lib/clear_page_64.S: Support clear_page() with enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18 20:41   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, mem: clear_page_64.S: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 6/9] x86/lib/copy_user_64.S: Support copy_to_user/copy_from_user by " Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18 20:42   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, mem: copy_user_64.S: Support copy_to/from_user " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 7/9] x86/lib/memcpy_64.S: Optimize memcpy " Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18  6:35   ` Ingo Molnar
2011-05-18 19:04     ` Yu, Fenghua
2011-05-18 20:42   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, mem: memcpy_64.S: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 8/9] x86/lib/memmove_64.S: Optimize memmove " Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18 20:43   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, mem: memmove_64.S: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
2011-05-17 22:29 ` [PATCH 9/9] x86/lib/memset_64.S: Optimize memset " Fenghua Yu
2011-05-18  2:57   ` Andi Kleen
2011-05-18  3:09     ` Yu, Fenghua
2011-05-18  4:05       ` Andi Kleen
2011-05-18 18:33         ` Yu, Fenghua
2011-05-18 18:39           ` Andi Kleen
2011-05-18 18:47             ` Ingo Molnar
2011-05-18 18:49             ` Yu, Fenghua
2011-05-18 20:43   ` [tip:perf/core] x86, mem: memset_64.S: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu

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