Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934977AbcLTOK0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:10:26 -0500 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:63741 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1763999AbcLTNsw (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Dec 2016 08:48:52 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.33,378,1477983600"; d="scan'208";a="45167535" From: Grzegorz Andrejczuk To: tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com, x86@kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Piotr.Luc@intel.com, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, Grzegorz Andrejczuk Subject: [PATCH v11 1/5] x86/msr: add MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES and RING3MWAIT bit Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:48:42 +0100 Message-Id: <1482241726-27310-2-git-send-email-grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.5.1 In-Reply-To: <1482241726-27310-1-git-send-email-grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> References: <1482241726-27310-1-git-send-email-grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1694 Lines: 43 Define new MSR MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES (0x140). On supported CPUs if bit 1 of this new register is set, then calling MONITOR and MWAIT instructions outside of ring 0 will not cause invalid-opcode exception. The MSR MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES is not yet documented in the SDM. Here is the relevant documentation: Hex Dec Name Scope 140H 320 MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES Thread 0 Reserved 1 If set to 1, the MONITOR and MWAIT instructions do not cause invalid-opcode exceptions when executed with CPL > 0 or in virtual-8086 mode. If MWAIT is executed when CPL > 0 or in virtual-8086 mode, and if EAX indicates a C-state other than C0 or C1, the instruction operates as if EAX indicated the C-state C1. 63:2 Reserved Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Andrejczuk --- arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h index 78f3760..55ffae0 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h @@ -539,6 +539,12 @@ #define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_IP_PREF_DISABLE_BIT 39 #define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_IP_PREF_DISABLE (1ULL << MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_IP_PREF_DISABLE_BIT) +/* MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES non-architectural features */ +#define MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES 0x00000140 + +#define MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES_RING3MWAIT_BIT 1 +#define MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES_RING3MWAIT (1ULL << MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES_RING3MWAIT_BIT) + #define MSR_IA32_TSC_DEADLINE 0x000006E0 /* P4/Xeon+ specific */ -- 2.5.1