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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/events/amd/core.c30
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index e7d35f60d53f..64c3e70b0556 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
#include <asm/apicdef.h>
#include <asm/nmi.h>
#include "../perf_event.h"
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, perf_nmi_counter);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, perf_nmi_tstamp);
+static unsigned long perf_nmi_window;
static __initconst const u64 amd_hw_cache_event_ids
[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
@@ -641,11 +643,12 @@ static void amd_pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event)
* handler when multiple PMCs are active or PMC overflow while handling some
* other source of an NMI.
*
- * Attempt to mitigate this by using the number of active PMCs to determine
- * whether to return NMI_HANDLED if the perf NMI handler did not handle/reset
- * any PMCs. The per-CPU perf_nmi_counter variable is set to a minimum of the
- * number of active PMCs or 2. The value of 2 is used in case an NMI does not
- * arrive at the LAPIC in time to be collapsed into an already pending NMI.
+ * Attempt to mitigate this by creating an NMI window in which un-handled NMIs
+ * received during this window will be claimed. This prevents extending the
+ * window past when it is possible that latent NMIs should be received. The
+ * per-CPU perf_nmi_tstamp will be set to the window end time whenever perf has
+ * handled a counter. When an un-handled NMI is received, it will be claimed
+ * only if arriving within that window.
*/
static int amd_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
@@ -663,21 +666,19 @@ static int amd_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
handled = x86_pmu_handle_irq(regs);
/*
- * If a counter was handled, record the number of possible remaining
- * NMIs that can occur.
+ * If a counter was handled, record a timestamp such that un-handled
+ * NMIs will be claimed if arriving within that window.
*/
if (handled) {
- this_cpu_write(perf_nmi_counter,
- min_t(unsigned int, 2, active));
+ this_cpu_write(perf_nmi_tstamp,
+ jiffies + perf_nmi_window);
return handled;
}
- if (!this_cpu_read(perf_nmi_counter))
+ if (time_after(jiffies, this_cpu_read(perf_nmi_tstamp)))
return NMI_DONE;
- this_cpu_dec(perf_nmi_counter);
-
return NMI_HANDLED;
}
@@ -909,6 +910,9 @@ static int __init amd_core_pmu_init(void)
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_CORE))
return 0;
+ /* Avoid calulating the value each time in the NMI handler */
+ perf_nmi_window = msecs_to_jiffies(100);
+
switch (boot_cpu_data.x86) {
case 0x15:
pr_cont("Fam15h ");