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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 2/5] x86/umwait: Initialize umwait control values
On Sat, Jun 08, 2019 at 03:52:42PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 3:10 PM Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > umwait or tpause allows processor to enter a light-weight
> > power/performance optimized state (C0.1 state) or an improved
> > power/performance optimized state (C0.2 state) for a period
> > specified by the instruction or until the system time limit or until
> > a store to the monitored address range in umwait.
> >
> > IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL MSR register allows kernel to enable/disable C0.2
> > on the processor and set maximum time the processor can reside in
> > C0.1 or C0.2.
> >
> > By default C0.2 is enabled so the user wait instructions can enter the
> > C0.2 state to save more power with slower wakeup time.
>
> Sounds good, but:
>
> > +#define MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL_C02 BIT(0)
>
> > +static u32 umwait_control_cached = 100000;
>
> The code seems to disagree.

The definition of bit[0] is: C0.2 is disabled when bit[0]=1. So
100000 means C0.2 is enabled (and max time is 100000).

Would it be better to change
+#define MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL_C02 BIT(0)
to
+#define MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL_C02_DISABLED BIT(0)
?

Thanks.

-Fenghua

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