[tip:x86/timers] x86/tsc: Drastically reduce the number of firmware bug warnings

From: tip-bot for mike.travis@xxxxxxx
Date: Mon Oct 16 2017 - 17:20:32 EST


Commit-ID: 41e7864ab5ce4ec36e89a9f55d8d9dfe19b0392c
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/41e7864ab5ce4ec36e89a9f55d8d9dfe19b0392c
Author: mike.travis@xxxxxxx <mike.travis@xxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:32:04 -0500
Committer: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:50:36 +0200

x86/tsc: Drastically reduce the number of firmware bug warnings

Prior to the TSC ADJUST MSR being available, the method to set TSC's in
sync with each other naturally caused a small skew between cpu threads.
This was NOT a firmware bug at the time so introducing a whole avalanche
of alarming warning messages might cause unnecessary concern and customer
complaints. (Example: >3000 msgs in a 32 socket Skylake system.)

Simply report the warning condition, if possible do the necessary fixes,
and move on.

Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <mike.travis@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dimitri Sivanich <dimitri.sivanich@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Russ Anderson <russ.anderson@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Banman <andrew.banman@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Bin Gao <bin.gao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171012163202.175062400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

---
arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c | 9 +++------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
index 3bdb983..26ba053 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
@@ -177,10 +177,9 @@ bool tsc_store_and_check_tsc_adjust(bool bootcpu)
* Compare the boot value and complain if it differs in the
* package.
*/
- if (bootval != ref->bootval) {
- pr_warn(FW_BUG "TSC ADJUST differs: Reference CPU%u: %lld CPU%u: %lld\n",
- refcpu, ref->bootval, cpu, bootval);
- }
+ if (bootval != ref->bootval)
+ printk_once(FW_BUG "TSC ADJUST differs within socket(s), fixing all errors\n");
+
/*
* The TSC_ADJUST values in a package must be the same. If the boot
* value on this newly upcoming CPU differs from the adjustment
@@ -188,8 +187,6 @@ bool tsc_store_and_check_tsc_adjust(bool bootcpu)
* adjusted value.
*/
if (bootval != ref->adjusted) {
- pr_warn("TSC ADJUST synchronize: Reference CPU%u: %lld CPU%u: %lld\n",
- refcpu, ref->adjusted, cpu, bootval);
cur->adjusted = ref->adjusted;
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST, ref->adjusted);
}