IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL[31:2] determines the maximum time in TSC-quanta
that processor can stay in C0.1 or C0.2. A zero value means no maximum
time.
Each instruction sets its own deadline in the instruction's implicit
input EDX:EAX value. The instruction wakes up if the time-stamp counter
reaches or exceeds the specified deadline, or the umwait maximum time
expires, or a store happens in the monitored address range in umwait.
The administrator can write an unsigned 32-bit number to
/sys/devices/system/cpu/umwait_control/max_time to change the default
value. Note that a value of zero means there is no limit. The lower two
bits of the value must be zero.
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C0.2 state in umwait and tpause instructions can be enabled or disabled
on a processor through IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL MSR register.
By default, C0.2 is enabled and the user wait instructions results in
lower power consumption with slower wakeup time.
But in real time systems which require faster wakeup time although power
savings could be smaller, the administrator needs to disable C0.2 and all
umwait invocations from user applications use C0.1.
Create a sysfs interface which allows the administrator to control C0.2
state during run time.
Andy Lutomirski suggested to turn off local irqs before writing the MSR to
ensure the cached control value is not changed by a concurrent sysfs write
from a different CPU via IPI.
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Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Cc: "Borislav Petkov" <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: "H Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: "Andy Lutomirski" <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: "Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: "Ravi V Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>
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umwait or tpause allows the 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 the OS to enable/disable C0.2 on
the processor and to set the 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.
Andy Lutomirski proposed to set the maximum umwait time to 100000 cycles by
default. A quote from Andy:
"What I want to avoid is the case where it works dramatically differently
on NO_HZ_FULL systems as compared to everything else. Also, UMWAIT may
behave a bit differently if the max timeout is hit, and I'd like that
path to get exercised widely by making it happen even on default
configs."
A sysfs interface to adjust the time and the C0.2 enablement is provided in
a follow up change.
[ tglx: Renamed MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL_MAX_TIME to
MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL_TIME_MASK because the constant is used as
mask throughout the code.
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Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: "Borislav Petkov" <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: "H Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: "Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: "Tony Luck" <tony.luck@intel.com>
Cc: "Ravi V Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>
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