x86/split_lock: Avoid runtime reads of the TEST_CTRL MSR
authorXiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
Wed, 25 Mar 2020 03:09:24 +0000 (11:09 +0800)
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:43:30 +0000 (11:43 +0100)
In a context switch from a task that is detecting split locks to one that
is not (or vice versa) we need to update the TEST_CTRL MSR. Currently this
is done with the common sequence:

        read the MSR
flip the bit
write the MSR
in order to avoid changing the value of any reserved bits in the MSR.

Cache unused and reserved bits of TEST_CTRL MSR with SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT bit
cleared during initialization, so we can avoid an expensive RDMSR
instruction during context switch.

Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>
Originally-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200325030924.132881-3-xiaoyao.li@intel.com
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

index 0c859c91d008c56029eaca3115b1e54e63343219..9a26e972cdea1aa9e7c9e941bf5f1724d57bb9a7 100644 (file)
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum split_lock_detect_state {
  * split lock detect, unless there is a command line override.
  */
 static enum split_lock_detect_state sld_state __ro_after_init = sld_off;
+static u64 msr_test_ctrl_cache __ro_after_init;
 
 /*
  * Processors which have self-snooping capability can handle conflicting
@@ -1034,6 +1035,8 @@ static void __init split_lock_setup(void)
                break;
        }
 
+       rdmsrl(MSR_TEST_CTRL, msr_test_ctrl_cache);
+
        if (!split_lock_verify_msr(true)) {
                pr_info("MSR access failed: Disabled\n");
                return;
@@ -1050,14 +1053,10 @@ static void __init split_lock_setup(void)
  */
 static void sld_update_msr(bool on)
 {
-       u64 test_ctrl_val;
-
-       rdmsrl(MSR_TEST_CTRL, test_ctrl_val);
+       u64 test_ctrl_val = msr_test_ctrl_cache;
 
        if (on)
                test_ctrl_val |= MSR_TEST_CTRL_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT;
-       else
-               test_ctrl_val &= ~MSR_TEST_CTRL_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT;
 
        wrmsrl(MSR_TEST_CTRL, test_ctrl_val);
 }