We've noticed that on large SGI UV system configurations,
running microcode.ctl can take very long periods of time. This
is due to the large number of vmalloc/vfree calls made by the
Intel generic_load_microcode() logic.
By reusing allocated space, the following patch reduces the time
to run microcode.ctl on a 1024 cpu system from approximately 80
seconds down to 1 or 2 seconds.
Signed-off-by: Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@sgi.com>
Acked-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
LKML-Reference: <20100305174203.GA19638@sgi.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org
LKML-Reference: <1265478443-31072-10-git-send-email-elendil@planet.nl>
[ Left out the KVM bits. ]
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
- Use #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
- Remove "microcode: " prefix from each pr_<level>
- Fix duplicated KERN_ERR prefix
- Coalesce pr_<level> format strings
- Add a space after an exclamation point
No other change in output.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Cc: Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@googlemail.com>
LKML-Reference: <1260340250.27677.191.camel@Joe-Laptop.home>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
* Solve issues described in 6f66cbc630
in a way that doesn't resort to set_cpus_allowed();
* in fact, only collect_cpu_info and apply_microcode callbacks
must run on a target cpu, others will do just fine on any other.
smp_call_function_single() (as suggested by Ingo) is used to run
these callbacks on a target cpu.
* cleanup of synchronization logic of the 'microcode_core' part
The generic 'microcode_core' part guarantees that only a single cpu
(be it a full-fledged cpu, one of the cores or HT)
is being updated at any particular moment of time.
In general, there is no need for any additional sync. mechanism in
arch-specific parts (the patch removes existing spinlocks).
See also the "Synchronization" section in microcode_core.c.
* return -EINVAL instead of -1 (which is translated into -EPERM) in
microcode_write(), reload_cpu() and mc_sysdev_add(). Other suggestions
for an error code?
* use 'enum ucode_state' as return value of request_microcode_{fw, user}
to gain more flexibility by distinguishing between real error cases
and situations when an appropriate ucode was not found (which is not an
error per-se).
* some minor cleanups
Thanks a lot to Hugh Dickins for review/suggestions/testing!
Reference: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124025889012541&w=2
[ Impact: refactor and clean up microcode driver locking code ]
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>
Cc: Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@amd.com>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
LKML-Reference: <1242078507.5560.9.camel@earth>
[ did some more cleanups ]
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h | 25 ++
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.c | 58 ++----
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c | 326 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c | 92 +++-------
4 files changed, 261 insertions(+), 240 deletions(-)
(~20 new comment lines)
Impact: fix deadlock
This is in response to the following bug report:
Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12100
Subject : resume (S2R) broken by Intel microcode module, on A110L
Submitter : Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de>
Date : 2008-11-25 08:48 (19 days old)
Handled-By : Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
[ The deadlock scenario has been discovered by Andreas Mohr ]
I think I might have a logical explanation why the system:
(http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12100)
might hang upon resuming, OTOH it should have likely hanged each and every time.
(1) possible deadlock in microcode_resume_cpu() if either 'if' section is
taken;
(2) now, I don't see it in spec. and can't experimentally verify it (newer
ucodes don't seem to be available for my Core2duo)... but logically-wise, I'd
think that when read upon resuming, the 'microcode revision' (MSR 0x8B) should
be back to its original one (we need to reload ucode anyway so it doesn't seem
logical if a cpu doesn't drop the version)... if so, the comparison with
memcmp() for the full 'struct cpu_signature' is wrong... and that's how one of
the aforementioned 'if' sections might have been triggered - leading to a
deadlock.
Obviously, in my tests I simulated loading/resuming with the ucode of the same
version (just to see that the file is loaded/re-loaded upon resuming) so this
issue has never popped up.
I'd appreciate if someone with an appropriate system might give a try to the
2nd patch (titled "fix a comparison && deadlock...").
In any case, the deadlock situation is a must-have fix.
Reported-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Impact: make global variables and a function static
Fix following sparse warnings:
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c:102:22: warning: symbol
'microcode_ops' was not declared. Should it be static?
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c:206:24: warning: symbol
'microcode_pdev' was not declared. Should it be static?
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c:322:6: warning: symbol
'microcode_update_cpu' was not declared. Should it be static?
arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c:468:22: warning: symbol
'microcode_intel_ops' was not declared. Should it be static?
Signed-off-by: Hannes Eder <hannes@hanneseder.net>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Combine both generic and arch-specific parts of microcode into a
single module (arch-specific parts are config-dependent).
Also while we are at it, move arch-specific parts from microcode.h
into their respective arch-specific .c files.
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Cc: "Peter Oruba" <peter.oruba@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
this is a rework of the microcode splitup in tip/x86/microcode
(1) I think this new interface is cleaner (look at the changes
in 'struct microcode_ops' in microcode.h);
(2) it's -64 lines of code;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
This is the 1st patch in the series. Here the aim was to avoid any
significant changes, logically-wise.
So it's mainly about generic interface refactoring: e.g. make
microcode_{intel,amd}.c more about arch-specific details and less
about policies like make-sure-we-run-on-a-target-cpu
(no more set_cpus_allowed_ptr() here) and generic synchronization (no
more microcode_mutex here).
All in all, more line have been deleted than added.
4 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 198 deletions(-)
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Don't use get_cpu() at all. Resort to checking a boot-up CPU (#0) in
microcode_{intel,amd}_module_init().
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
The microcode stores its date in a uint32_t in some weird order
approximating pdp-endian. Rather than printing it like that, print it
properly in ISO standard form.
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
Cc: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Refactored code by introducing a two-module solution.
There is one general module in which vendor specific modules can hook into.
However, that is exclusive, there is only one vendor specific module
allowed at a time. A CPU vendor check makes sure only the correct
module for the underlying system gets called.
Functinally in terms of patch loading itself there are no changes. This
refactoring provides a basis for future implementations of other vendors'
patch loaders.
Signed-off-by: Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@amd.com>
Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Renamed common structures to vendor specific naming scheme
so other vendors will be able to use the same naming
convention.
Signed-off-by: Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@amd.com>
Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Split off existing code into two seperate files. One file holds general
code, the other file vendor specific parts.
No functional changes, only refactoring.
Temporarily Introduced a new module name 'ucode' for result,
due to already taken name 'microcode'.
Signed-off-by: Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@amd.com>
Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
