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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/4] perf, nmi: Move LVT un-masking into irq handlers

* Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com> wrote:

> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> @@ -1284,6 +1284,9 @@ static int x86_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
>
> cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
>
> + /* chipsets have their own quirks when to unmask */
> + apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
> +

What sense does this comment make in this place?

Yes, chipsets have their own quirks - but the generic handler is not one of
them. So a more appropriate comment would be to point out why we want to unmask
there - before PMU handling or after it, etc.

Like the P4 quirk is documented a bit better:

> + /*
> + * P4 quirks:
> + * - An overflown perfctr will assert its interrupt
> + * until the OVF flag in its CCCR is cleared.
> + * - LVTPC is masked on interrupt and must be
> + * unmasked by the LVTPC handler.
> + */
> + apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);

(btw., there's whitespace damage above as well.)

Furthermore, the P4 comment should *explain* the quirk coherently, not just
list random facts. What happens, why, where, and why do we unmask the LVTPC in
that spot.

Thanks,

Ingo


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