x86: support always running TSC on Intel CPUs

Impact: reward non-stop TSCs with good TSC-based clocksources, etc.

Add support for CPUID_0x80000007_Bit8 on Intel CPUs as well. This bit means
that the TSC is invariant with C/P/T states and always runs at constant
frequency.

With Intel CPUs, we have 3 classes
* CPUs where TSC runs at constant rate and does not stop n C-states
* CPUs where TSC runs at constant rate, but will stop in deep C-states
* CPUs where TSC rate will vary based on P/T-states and TSC will stop in deep
  C-states.

To cover these 3, one feature bit (CONSTANT_TSC) is not enough. So, add a
second bit (NONSTOP_TSC). CONSTANT_TSC indicates that the TSC runs at
constant frequency irrespective of P/T-states, and NONSTOP_TSC indicates
that TSC does not stop in deep C-states.

CPUID_0x8000000_Bit8 indicates both these feature bit can be set.
We still have CONSTANT_TSC _set_ and NONSTOP_TSC _not_set_ on some older Intel
CPUs, based on model checks. We can use TSC on such CPUs for time, as long as
those CPUs do not support/enter deep C-states.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 5f8d746a9b8..38aca048e95 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -374,15 +374,15 @@ static int tsc_halts_in_c(int state)
 {
 	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
 		/*
 		 * AMD Fam10h TSC will tick in all
 		 * C/P/S0/S1 states when this bit is set.
 		 */
-		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
+		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC))
 			return 0;
+
 		/*FALL THROUGH*/
-	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
-		/* Several cases known where TSC halts in C2 too */
 	default:
 		return state > ACPI_STATE_C1;
 	}