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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 39 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c index 22403a28caf5..40ed26852ebd 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c @@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ static void __init vmware_paravirt_ops_setup(void) #define vmware_paravirt_ops_setup() do {} while (0) #endif +/* + * VMware hypervisor takes care of exporting a reliable TSC to the guest. + * Still, due to timing difference when running on virtual cpus, the TSC can + * be marked as unstable in some cases. For example, the TSC sync check at + * bootup can fail due to a marginal offset between vcpus' TSCs (though the + * TSCs do not drift from each other). Also, the ACPI PM timer clocksource + * is not suitable as a watchdog when running on a hypervisor because the + * kernel may miss a wrap of the counter if the vcpu is descheduled for a + * long time. To skip these checks at runtime we set these capability bits, + * so that the kernel could just trust the hypervisor with providing a + * reliable virtual TSC that is suitable for timekeeping. + */ +static void __init vmware_set_capabilities(void) +{ + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC); + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE); +} + static void __init vmware_platform_setup(void) { uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx; @@ -152,6 +170,8 @@ static void __init vmware_platform_setup(void) #ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC no_timer_check = 1; #endif + + vmware_set_capabilities(); } /* @@ -176,24 +196,6 @@ static uint32_t __init vmware_platform(void) return 0; } -/* - * VMware hypervisor takes care of exporting a reliable TSC to the guest. - * Still, due to timing difference when running on virtual cpus, the TSC can - * be marked as unstable in some cases. For example, the TSC sync check at - * bootup can fail due to a marginal offset between vcpus' TSCs (though the - * TSCs do not drift from each other). Also, the ACPI PM timer clocksource - * is not suitable as a watchdog when running on a hypervisor because the - * kernel may miss a wrap of the counter if the vcpu is descheduled for a - * long time. To skip these checks at runtime we set these capability bits, - * so that the kernel could just trust the hypervisor with providing a - * reliable virtual TSC that is suitable for timekeeping. - */ -static void vmware_set_cpu_features(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) -{ - set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC); - set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE); -} - /* Checks if hypervisor supports x2apic without VT-D interrupt remapping. */ static bool __init vmware_legacy_x2apic_available(void) { @@ -206,7 +208,6 @@ static bool __init vmware_legacy_x2apic_available(void) const __refconst struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_vmware = { .name = "VMware", .detect = vmware_platform, - .set_cpu_features = vmware_set_cpu_features, .init_platform = vmware_platform_setup, .x2apic_available = vmware_legacy_x2apic_available, }; |