[PATCH] x86, hotplug: In the MWAIT case of play_dead, CLFLUSH the cache line

[H . Peter Anvin]

When we're using MWAIT for play_dead, explicitly CLFLUSH the cache
line before executing MONITOR.  This is a potential workaround for the
Xeon 7400 erratum AAI65 after having a spurious wakeup and returning
around the loop.  "Potential" here because it is not certain that that
erratum could actually trigger; however, the CLFLUSH should be
harmless.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Asit Mallick <asit.k.mallick@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c |   20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 55c80ffb..fdccfe9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1394,9 +1394,12 @@ static inline void mwait_play_dead(void)
 	unsigned int highest_cstate = 0;
 	unsigned int highest_subcstate = 0;
 	int i;
+	void *mwait_ptr;
 
 	if (!cpu_has(&current_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT))
 		return;
+	if (!cpu_has(&current_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_CLFLSH))
+		return;
 	if (current_cpu_data.cpuid_level < CPUID_MWAIT_LEAF)
 		return;
 
@@ -1422,10 +1425,25 @@ static inline void mwait_play_dead(void)
 			(highest_subcstate - 1);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * This should be a memory location in a cache line which is
+	 * unlikely to be touched by other processors.  The actual
+	 * content is immaterial as it is not actually modified in any way.
+	 */
+	mwait_ptr = &current_thread_info()->flags;
+
 	wbinvd();
 
 	while (1) {
-		__monitor(&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
+		/*
+		 * The CLFLUSH is a workaround for erratum AAI65 for
+		 * the Xeon 7400 series.  It's not clear it is actually
+		 * needed, but it should be harmless in either case.
+		 * The WBINVD is insufficient due to the spurious-wakeup
+		 * case where we return around the loop.
+		 */
+		clflush(mwait_ptr);
+		__monitor(mwait_ptr, 0, 0);
 		mb();
 		__mwait(eax, 0);
 	}
-- 
1.7.2


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