Re: [PATCH] adjust x86-64 watchdog tick calculation

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu May 12 2005 - 06:46:49 EST


On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 10:27:09AM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
> (Note: Patch also attached because the inline version is certain to get
> line wrapped.)

Can you please only attach it then?

>
> Get the x86-64 watchdog tick calculation into a state where it can also
> be used with nmi_hz other than 1Hz. Also do not turn on the watchdog by
> default (as is already done on i386).

I already fixed this some time ago by using the same code as i386.

That is what is in the current tree:
wrmsr(MSR_K7_PERFCTR0, -(cpu_khz/nmi_hz*1000), -1);

But I guess your version will work with a higher frequency, right?

-Andi

>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> diff -Npru linux-2.6.12-rc4.base/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c linux-2.6.12-rc4/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
> --- linux-2.6.12-rc4.base/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c 2005-05-11 17:27:54.848855552 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.12-rc4/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c 2005-05-11 17:50:36.257889920 +0200
> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static unsigned int lapic_nmi_owner;
> int nmi_active; /* oprofile uses this */
> int panic_on_timeout;
>
> -unsigned int nmi_watchdog = NMI_DEFAULT;
> +unsigned int nmi_watchdog = NMI_NONE;
> static unsigned int nmi_hz = HZ;
> unsigned int nmi_perfctr_msr; /* the MSR to reset in NMI handler */
>
> @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void setup_k7_watchdog(void)
> | K7_NMI_EVENT;
>
> wrmsr(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0, evntsel, 0);
> - wrmsrl(MSR_K7_PERFCTR0, -((u64)cpu_khz*1000) / nmi_hz);
> + wrmsrl(MSR_K7_PERFCTR0, -((u64)cpu_khz * 1000 / nmi_hz));
> apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
> evntsel |= K7_EVNTSEL_ENABLE;
> wrmsr(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0, evntsel, 0);
> @@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_regs *
> alert_counter[cpu] = 0;
> }
> if (nmi_perfctr_msr)
> - wrmsr(nmi_perfctr_msr, -(cpu_khz/nmi_hz*1000), -1);
> + wrmsrl(nmi_perfctr_msr, -((u64)cpu_khz * 1000 / nmi_hz));
> }
>
> static int dummy_nmi_callback(struct pt_regs * regs, int cpu)
>
>

> (Note: Patch also attached because the inline version is certain to get
> line wrapped.)
>
> Get the x86-64 watchdog tick calculation into a state where it can also
> be used with nmi_hz other than 1Hz. Also do not turn on the watchdog by
> default (as is already done on i386).
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> diff -Npru linux-2.6.12-rc4.base/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c linux-2.6.12-rc4/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
> --- linux-2.6.12-rc4.base/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c 2005-05-11 17:27:54.848855552 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.12-rc4/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c 2005-05-11 17:50:36.257889920 +0200
> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static unsigned int lapic_nmi_owner;
> int nmi_active; /* oprofile uses this */
> int panic_on_timeout;
>
> -unsigned int nmi_watchdog = NMI_DEFAULT;
> +unsigned int nmi_watchdog = NMI_NONE;
> static unsigned int nmi_hz = HZ;
> unsigned int nmi_perfctr_msr; /* the MSR to reset in NMI handler */
>
> @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void setup_k7_watchdog(void)
> | K7_NMI_EVENT;
>
> wrmsr(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0, evntsel, 0);
> - wrmsrl(MSR_K7_PERFCTR0, -((u64)cpu_khz*1000) / nmi_hz);
> + wrmsrl(MSR_K7_PERFCTR0, -((u64)cpu_khz * 1000 / nmi_hz));
> apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
> evntsel |= K7_EVNTSEL_ENABLE;
> wrmsr(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0, evntsel, 0);
> @@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_regs *
> alert_counter[cpu] = 0;
> }
> if (nmi_perfctr_msr)
> - wrmsr(nmi_perfctr_msr, -(cpu_khz/nmi_hz*1000), -1);
> + wrmsrl(nmi_perfctr_msr, -((u64)cpu_khz * 1000 / nmi_hz));
> }
>
> static int dummy_nmi_callback(struct pt_regs * regs, int cpu)

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