Merge commit 'v2.6.38-rc8' into perf/core

Merge reason: Merge latest fixes.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 1fa091e0569..4a5c4a44ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/mwait.h>
+#include <asm/msr.h>
 
 #define INTEL_IDLE_VERSION "0.4"
 #define PREFIX "intel_idle: "
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ static int intel_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev, struct cpuidle_state *state);
 static struct cpuidle_state *cpuidle_state_table;
 
 /*
+ * Hardware C-state auto-demotion may not always be optimal.
+ * Indicate which enable bits to clear here.
+ */
+static unsigned long long auto_demotion_disable_flags;
+
+/*
  * Set this flag for states where the HW flushes the TLB for us
  * and so we don't need cross-calls to keep it consistent.
  * If this flag is set, SW flushes the TLB, so even if the
@@ -281,6 +288,15 @@ static struct notifier_block setup_broadcast_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = setup_broadcast_cpuhp_notify,
 };
 
+static void auto_demotion_disable(void *dummy)
+{
+	unsigned long long msr_bits;
+
+	rdmsrl(MSR_NHM_SNB_PKG_CST_CFG_CTL, msr_bits);
+	msr_bits &= ~auto_demotion_disable_flags;
+	wrmsrl(MSR_NHM_SNB_PKG_CST_CFG_CTL, msr_bits);
+}
+
 /*
  * intel_idle_probe()
  */
@@ -324,11 +340,17 @@ static int intel_idle_probe(void)
 	case 0x25:	/* Westmere */
 	case 0x2C:	/* Westmere */
 		cpuidle_state_table = nehalem_cstates;
+		auto_demotion_disable_flags =
+			(NHM_C1_AUTO_DEMOTE | NHM_C3_AUTO_DEMOTE);
 		break;
 
 	case 0x1C:	/* 28 - Atom Processor */
+		cpuidle_state_table = atom_cstates;
+		break;
+
 	case 0x26:	/* 38 - Lincroft Atom Processor */
 		cpuidle_state_table = atom_cstates;
+		auto_demotion_disable_flags = ATM_LNC_C6_AUTO_DEMOTE;
 		break;
 
 	case 0x2A:	/* SNB */
@@ -436,6 +458,8 @@ static int intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_init(void)
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}
+	if (auto_demotion_disable_flags)
+		smp_call_function(auto_demotion_disable, NULL, 1);
 
 	return 0;
 }