Merge branch 'sched-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'sched-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (46 commits)
  sched: Add comments to find_busiest_group() function
  sched: Refactor the power savings balance code
  sched: Optimize the !power_savings_balance during fbg()
  sched: Create a helper function to calculate imbalance
  sched: Create helper to calculate small_imbalance in fbg()
  sched: Create a helper function to calculate sched_domain stats for fbg()
  sched: Define structure to store the sched_domain statistics for fbg()
  sched: Create a helper function to calculate sched_group stats for fbg()
  sched: Define structure to store the sched_group statistics for fbg()
  sched: Fix indentations in find_busiest_group() using gotos
  sched: Simple helper functions for find_busiest_group()
  sched: remove unused fields from struct rq
  sched: jiffies not printed per CPU
  sched: small optimisation of can_migrate_task()
  sched: fix typos in documentation
  sched: add avg_overlap decay
  x86, sched_clock(): mark variables read-mostly
  sched: optimize ttwu vs group scheduling
  sched: TIF_NEED_RESCHED -> need_reshed() cleanup
  sched: don't rebalance if attached on NULL domain
  ...

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 24ff26a38ade..5fff00c70de0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
@@ -56,11 +57,16 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	/*
 	 * c->x86_power is 8000_0007 edx. Bit 8 is TSC runs at constant rate
-	 * with P/T states and does not stop in deep C-states
+	 * with P/T states and does not stop in deep C-states.
+	 *
+	 * It is also reliable across cores and sockets. (but not across
+	 * cabinets - we turn it off in that case explicitly.)
 	 */
 	if (c->x86_power & (1 << 8)) {
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
+		sched_clock_stable = 1;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index b8e7aaf7ef75..08afa1579e6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -17,20 +17,21 @@
 #include <asm/delay.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 
-unsigned int cpu_khz;           /* TSC clocks / usec, not used here */
+unsigned int __read_mostly cpu_khz;	/* TSC clocks / usec, not used here */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_khz);
-unsigned int tsc_khz;
+
+unsigned int __read_mostly tsc_khz;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tsc_khz);
 
 /*
  * TSC can be unstable due to cpufreq or due to unsynced TSCs
  */
-static int tsc_unstable;
+static int __read_mostly tsc_unstable;
 
 /* native_sched_clock() is called before tsc_init(), so
    we must start with the TSC soft disabled to prevent
    erroneous rdtsc usage on !cpu_has_tsc processors */
-static int tsc_disabled = -1;
+static int __read_mostly tsc_disabled = -1;
 
 static int tsc_clocksource_reliable;
 /*