From: tip-bot for Dave Jones <tipbot@zytor.com>
To: linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davej@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
tglx@linutronix.de, pure.logic@nexus-software.ie,
mingo@kernel.org
Subject: [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Don' t enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:33:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-c1dd2d38a55119e1611a9ea3ee30bcf8902e2b04@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20141028175753.GA12743@redhat.com>
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);
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-28 18:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-28 17:57 [PATCH] Don't enable F00F workaround on Intel Quark processors Dave Jones
2014-10-28 18:33 ` tip-bot for Dave Jones [this message]
2014-10-29 0:02 ` Bryan O'Donoghue
2014-10-29 9:10 ` [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Don' t " tip-bot for Dave Jones
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