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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 18:50:12 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 18:50:12 +0000 |
commit | 8665bd53f2f2e27e5511d90428cb3f60e6d0ce15 (patch) | |
tree | 8d58900dc0ebd4a3011f92c128d2fe45bc7c4bf2 /arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h | |
parent | Adding debian version 6.7.12-1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 6.8.9.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h index bae8381050..920426d691 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h @@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ static __always_inline void __mwaitx(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ebx, :: "a" (eax), "b" (ebx), "c" (ecx)); } +/* + * Re-enable interrupts right upon calling mwait in such a way that + * no interrupt can fire _before_ the execution of mwait, ie: no + * instruction must be placed between "sti" and "mwait". + * + * This is necessary because if an interrupt queues a timer before + * executing mwait, it would otherwise go unnoticed and the next tick + * would not be reprogrammed accordingly before mwait ever wakes up. + */ static __always_inline void __sti_mwait(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx) { mds_idle_clear_cpu_buffers(); |