Re: [PATCH V6 4/4] KVM: selftests: Add test for configure of x86 APIC bus frequency

[Reinette Chatre]

On 5/6/2024 11:35 AM, Reinette Chatre wrote:

..

> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/apic_bus_clock_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/apic_bus_clock_test.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..56eb686144c6
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/apic_bus_clock_test.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +/*
> + * Test configure of APIC bus frequency.
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2024 Intel Corporation
> + *
> + * To verify if the APIC bus frequency can be configured this, test starts
> + * by setting the TSC frequency in KVM, and then:
> + * For every APIC timer frequency supported:
> + * * In the guest:
> + * * * Start the APIC timer by programming the APIC TMICT (initial count
> + *       register) to the largest value possible to guarantee that it will
> + *       not expire during the test,
> + * * * Wait for a known duration based on previously set TSC frequency,
> + * * * Stop the timer and read the APIC TMCCT (current count) register to
> + *       determine the count at that time (TMCCT is loaded from TMICT when
> + *       TMICT is programmed and then starts counting down).
> + * * In the host:
> + * * * Determine if the APIC counts close to configured APIC bus frequency
> + *     while taking into account how the APIC timer frequency was modified
> + *     using the APIC TDCR (divide configuration register).
> + */
> +#define _GNU_SOURCE /* for program_invocation_short_name */

As reported in [1] this #define is no longer needed after commit 730cfa45b5f4
("KVM: selftests: Define _GNU_SOURCE for all selftests code"). This will be
fixed in next version of this series.

Reinette

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild/202405181535.WFKy4EwQ-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/