From: john stultz Change mark_tsc_unstable() so it takes a string argument, which holds the reason the TSC was marked unstable. This is then displayed the first time mark_tsc_unstable is called. This should help us better debug why the TSC was marked unstable on certain systems and allow us to make sure we're not being overly paranoid when throwing out this troublesome clocksource. Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c | 2 +- arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c | 5 +++-- arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c | 2 +- arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc.c | 5 +++-- arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc_sync.c | 2 +- drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c | 4 ++-- include/asm-i386/mach-summit/mach_mpparse.h | 4 ++-- include/asm-i386/tsc.h | 2 +- include/asm-x86_64/timex.h | 2 +- 9 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c --- a/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ time_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_bl * TSC based sched_clock turns * to junk w/ cpufreq */ - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("cpufreq changes"); } } } @@ -279,10 +279,11 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_ts CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY, }; -void mark_tsc_unstable(void) +void mark_tsc_unstable(char *reason) { if (!tsc_unstable) { tsc_unstable = 1; + printk("Marking TSC unstable due to: %s.\n", reason); /* Can be called before registration */ if (clocksource_tsc.mult) clocksource_change_rating(&clocksource_tsc, 0); diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void __init time_init(void) } if (unsynchronized_tsc()) - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("TSCs unsynchronized"); if (cpu_has(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP)) vgetcpu_mode = VGETCPU_RDTSCP; diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc.c --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc.c @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int time_cpufreq_notifier(struct cpu_khz = cpufreq_scale(cpu_khz_ref, ref_freq, freq->new); if (!(freq->flags & CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS)) - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("cpufreq changes"); } set_cyc2ns_scale(cpu_khz_ref); @@ -197,10 +197,11 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_ts .vread = vread_tsc, }; -void mark_tsc_unstable(void) +void mark_tsc_unstable(char *reason) { if (!tsc_unstable) { tsc_unstable = 1; + printk("Marking TSC unstable due to %s\n", reason); /* Change only the rating, when not registered */ if (clocksource_tsc.mult) clocksource_change_rating(&clocksource_tsc, 0); diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc_sync.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc_sync.c --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc_sync.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/arch/x86_64/kernel/tsc_sync.c @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void __cpuinit check_tsc_sync_source(int printk("\n"); printk(KERN_WARNING "Measured %Ld cycles TSC warp between CPUs," " turning off TSC clock.\n", max_warp); - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("check_tsc_sync_source failed"); nr_warps = 0; max_warp = 0; last_tsc = 0; diff -puN drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c --- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c @@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_c2(struct cpu #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME /* TSC halts in C2, so notify users */ - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("possible TSC halt in C2"); #endif local_irq_enable(); @@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_c3(struct cpu #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME /* TSC halts in C3, so notify users */ - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("TSC halts in C3"); #endif local_irq_enable(); diff -puN include/asm-i386/mach-summit/mach_mpparse.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable include/asm-i386/mach-summit/mach_mpparse.h --- a/include/asm-i386/mach-summit/mach_mpparse.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/include/asm-i386/mach-summit/mach_mpparse.h @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static inline int mps_oem_check(struct m (!strncmp(productid, "VIGIL SMP", 9) || !strncmp(productid, "EXA", 3) || !strncmp(productid, "RUTHLESS SMP", 12))){ - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("Summit based system"); use_cyclone = 1; /*enable cyclone-timer*/ setup_summit(); return 1; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static inline int acpi_madt_oem_check(ch if (!strncmp(oem_id, "IBM", 3) && (!strncmp(oem_table_id, "SERVIGIL", 8) || !strncmp(oem_table_id, "EXA", 3))){ - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("Summit based system"); use_cyclone = 1; /*enable cyclone-timer*/ setup_summit(); return 1; diff -puN include/asm-x86_64/timex.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable include/asm-x86_64/timex.h --- a/include/asm-x86_64/timex.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/include/asm-x86_64/timex.h @@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ extern int read_current_timer(unsigned l #define NS_SCALE 10 /* 2^10, carefully chosen */ #define US_SCALE 32 /* 2^32, arbitralrily chosen */ -extern void mark_tsc_unstable(void); +extern void mark_tsc_unstable(char*); extern void set_cyc2ns_scale(unsigned long khz); #endif diff -puN include/asm-x86_64/tsc.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable include/asm-x86_64/tsc.h diff -puN include/asm-i386/tsc.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable include/asm-i386/tsc.h --- a/include/asm-i386/tsc.h~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/include/asm-i386/tsc.h @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static __always_inline cycles_t get_cycl } extern void tsc_init(void); -extern void mark_tsc_unstable(void); +extern void mark_tsc_unstable(char *reason); extern int unsynchronized_tsc(void); extern void init_tsc_clocksource(void); diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c --- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c~log-reason-why-tsc-was-marked-unstable +++ a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void __cpuinit init_cyrix(struct */ if (vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_CYRIX && (device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_CYRIX_5510 || device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_CYRIX_5520)) - mark_tsc_unstable(); + mark_tsc_unstable("cyrix 5510/5520 detected"); } #endif c->x86_cache_size=16; /* Yep 16K integrated cache thats it */ _