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Ingo Molnar 45daae575e perf, x86: Complain louder about BIOSen corrupting CPU/PMU state and continue 
Eric Dumazet reported that hardware PMU events do not work on his
system, due to the BIOS corrupting PMU state:

    Performance Events: PEBS fmt0+, Core2 events, Broken BIOS detected, using software events only.
    [Firmware Bug]: the BIOS has corrupted hw-PMU resources (MSR 186 is 43003c)

Linus suggested that we continue in the face of such BIOS-induced CPU
state corruption:

   http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/24/608

Such BIOSes will have to be fixed - Linux developers rely on a working and
fully capable PMU and the BIOS interfering with the CPU's PMU state is simply
not acceptable.

So this patch changes perf to continue when it detects such BIOS
interaction, some hardware events may be unreliable due to the BIOS
writing and re-writing them - there's not much the kernel can do
about that but to detect the corruption and report it.

Reported-and-tested-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2011-03-25 11:23:41 +01:00
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acpi Merge commit 'v2.6.38' into x86/mm 2011-03-15 08:29:44 +01:00
apic Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
cpu perf, x86: Complain louder about BIOSen corrupting CPU/PMU state and continue 2011-03-25 11:23:41 +01:00
.gitignore
alternative.c x86: Fix text_poke_smp_batch() deadlock 2011-02-12 02:34:34 +01:00
amd_iommu_init.c Merge branch 'x86-iommu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-10-21 14:23:48 -07:00
amd_iommu.c tree-wide: fix comment/printk typos 2010-11-01 15:38:34 -04:00
amd_nb.c x86: Adjust section placement in AMD northbridge related code 2011-02-10 13:32:52 +01:00
apb_timer.c Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
aperture_64.c Merge branch 'linus' into x86/bootmem 2011-02-14 11:55:18 +01:00
apm_32.c Merge branch 'for-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2010-10-24 13:41:39 -07:00
asm-offsets_32.c x86: Partly unify asm-offsets_{32,64}.c 2011-02-10 13:31:37 +01:00
asm-offsets_64.c x86: Partly unify asm-offsets_{32,64}.c 2011-02-10 13:31:37 +01:00
asm-offsets.c x86, asm: Cleanup unnecssary macros in asm-offsets.c 2011-02-25 16:37:32 -08:00
audit_64.c
bootflag.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
check.c x86: Don't check for BIOS corruption in first 64K when there's no need to 2011-03-09 16:36:41 +01:00
cpuid.c BKL: remove extraneous #include <smp_lock.h> 2010-11-17 08:59:32 -08:00
crash_dump_32.c mm: stack based kmap_atomic() 2010-10-26 16:52:08 -07:00
crash_dump_64.c mm, x86: Saving vmcore with non-lazy freeing of vmas 2010-09-17 09:11:56 +02:00
crash.c x86, UV: Make kdump avoid stack dumps 2010-07-21 11:33:27 -07:00
devicetree.c x86: dt: Cleanup local apic setup 2011-02-25 16:18:52 +01:00
doublefault_32.c
dumpstack_32.c x86: Eliminate bp argument from the stack tracing routines 2010-11-18 14:37:34 +01:00
dumpstack_64.c x86-64: Don't use pointer to out-of-scope variable in dump_trace() 2011-01-24 13:46:15 -08:00
dumpstack.c x86: Remove die_nmi() 2011-02-18 08:54:05 +01:00
e820.c Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
early_printk.c x86, earlyprintk: Move mrst early console to platform/ and fix a typo 2010-12-06 20:52:04 +01:00
early-quirks.c x86 quirk: Fix polarity for IRQ0 pin2 override on SB800 systems 2011-02-24 20:30:21 +01:00
entry_32.S Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:59:56 -07:00
entry_64.S Merge branch 'x86-mm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 19:49:10 -07:00
ftrace.c ftrace/graph: Trace function entry before updating index 2011-03-10 10:34:43 -05:00
head32.c x86: Add CE4100 platform support 2010-11-12 00:45:41 +01:00
head64.c x86-64: Only set max_pfn_mapped to 512 MiB if we enter via head_64.S 2010-10-14 09:06:49 +02:00
head_32.S Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
head_64.S x86-64: Simplify loading initial_gs 2010-07-21 21:23:51 -07:00
head.c x86: Use memblock to replace early_res 2010-08-27 11:12:29 -07:00
hpet.c x86: Cleanup the genirq name space 2011-03-12 14:12:00 +01:00
hw_breakpoint.c x86: Use this_cpu_ops to optimize code 2010-12-30 12:20:28 +01:00
i386_ksyms_32.c
i387.c KVM: Initialize fpu state in preemptible context 2011-01-12 12:02:26 +02:00
i8237.c
i8253.c
i8259.c x86: Cleanup the genirq name space 2011-03-12 14:12:00 +01:00
init_task.c
io_delay.c
ioport.c x86: Use bitmap library functions 2011-02-17 14:59:22 +01:00
irq_32.c Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-01-18 14:29:21 -08:00
irq_64.c
irq_work.c irq_work: Add generic hardirq context callbacks 2010-10-18 19:58:50 +02:00
irq.c Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
irqinit.c Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
jump_label.c jump label: x86 support 2010-09-22 16:33:03 -04:00
kdebugfs.c llseek: automatically add .llseek fop 2010-10-15 15:53:27 +02:00
kgdb.c x86: Remove die_nmi() 2011-02-18 08:54:05 +01:00
kprobes.c kprobes: Disabling optimized kprobes for entry text section 2011-03-08 17:22:12 +01:00
kvm.c KVM guest: Fix kvm clock initialization when it's configured out 2011-01-12 11:30:56 +02:00
kvmclock.c KVM paravirt: Move kvm_smp_prepare_boot_cpu() from kvmclock.c to kvm.c. 2011-01-12 11:23:10 +02:00
ldt.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
machine_kexec_32.c
machine_kexec_64.c x86, cleanups: Use clear_page/copy_page rather than memset/memcpy 2010-09-22 15:36:49 -07:00
Makefile x86: Remove superflous goal definition of tsc_sync 2011-03-11 08:13:59 +01:00
mca_32.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
microcode_amd.c x86, microcode, AMD: Fix signedness bug in generic_load_microcode() 2011-02-20 14:01:32 +01:00
microcode_core.c x86, microcode: Correct sysdev_add error path 2011-02-09 16:05:31 +01:00
microcode_intel.c x86/microcode: Fix double vfree() and remove redundant pointer checks before vfree() 2010-12-27 14:33:30 +01:00
mmconf-fam10h_64.c x86-64: Fix and clean up AMD Fam10 MMCONF enabling 2010-11-18 13:41:35 +01:00
module.c mm: unify module_alloc code for vmalloc 2011-01-13 17:32:34 -08:00
mpparse.c x86: Further simplify mp_irq info handling 2010-12-09 21:52:06 +01:00
msr.c BKL: remove extraneous #include <smp_lock.h> 2010-11-17 08:59:32 -08:00
paravirt_patch_32.c
paravirt_patch_64.c
paravirt-spinlocks.c
paravirt.c thp: add pmd paravirt ops 2011-01-13 17:32:39 -08:00
pci-calgary_64.c x86, calgary: Make Calgary IOMMU use IOMMU_INIT_* macros. 2010-08-26 15:14:15 -07:00
pci-dma.c x86, iommu: Utilize the IOMMU_INIT macros functionality. 2010-08-26 15:14:52 -07:00
pci-gart_64.c x86, amd-nb: Cleanup AMD northbridge caching code 2010-11-18 15:53:05 +01:00
pci-iommu_table.c x86, iommu: Add proper dependency sort routine (and sanity check). 2010-08-26 15:13:19 -07:00
pci-nommu.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
pci-swiotlb.c x86, swiotlb: Make SWIOTLB use IOMMU_INIT_* macros. 2010-08-26 15:13:37 -07:00
pcspeaker.c
probe_roms_32.c
process_32.c cpuidle/x86/perf: fix power:cpu_idle double end events and throw cpu_idle events from the cpuidle layer 2011-01-12 18:05:16 -05:00
process_64.c cpuidle/x86/perf: fix power:cpu_idle double end events and throw cpu_idle events from the cpuidle layer 2011-01-12 18:05:16 -05:00
process.c x86: Combine printk()s in show_regs_common() 2011-02-18 08:52:30 +01:00
ptrace.c ptrace: cleanup arch_ptrace() on x86 2010-10-27 18:03:10 -07:00
pvclock.c x86/pvclock: Zero last_value on resume 2010-11-28 09:33:20 +01:00
quirks.c x86: HPET force enable for CX700 / VIA Epia LT 2010-09-15 16:27:04 +02:00
reboot_fixups_32.c x86: Ce4100: Add reboot_fixup() for CE4100 2010-11-12 00:45:41 +01:00
reboot.c x86: Fix reboot problem on VersaLogic Menlow boards 2011-02-21 08:41:26 +01:00
relocate_kernel_32.S
relocate_kernel_64.S
resource.c x86: avoid high BIOS area when allocating address space 2010-12-17 10:01:30 -08:00
rtc.c rtc: cmos: Add OF bindings 2011-02-23 22:27:55 +01:00
setup_percpu.c x86: Unify CPU -> NUMA node mapping between 32 and 64bit 2011-01-28 14:54:09 +01:00
setup.c Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 20:01:36 -07:00
signal.c
smp.c x86, kexec: Make sure to stop all CPUs before exiting the kernel 2010-10-21 13:30:44 -07:00
smpboot.c Merge branch 'x86-mm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 19:49:10 -07:00
stacktrace.c x86: Eliminate bp argument from the stack tracing routines 2010-11-18 14:37:34 +01:00
step.c x86, ptrace: Fix block-step 2010-03-26 11:33:57 +01:00
sys_i386_32.c i386: Make kernel_execve() suitable for stack unwinding 2010-09-03 08:16:02 +02:00
sys_x86_64.c improve sys_newuname() for compat architectures 2010-03-12 15:52:32 -08:00
syscall_64.c
syscall_table_32.S Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:53:35 -07:00
tboot.c thp: pte alloc trans splitting 2011-01-13 17:32:40 -08:00
tce_64.c
test_nx.c
test_rodata.c
time.c x86, nmi_watchdog: Remove all stub function calls from old nmi_watchdog 2010-11-18 09:08:23 +01:00
tls.c
tls.h
topology.c
trampoline_32.S
trampoline_64.S x86, cpu: Rename verify_cpu_64.S to verify_cpu.S 2010-11-10 15:42:42 -08:00
trampoline.c Merge branch 'x86-trampoline-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-10-22 20:37:50 -07:00
traps.c x86, NMI: Clean-up default_do_nmi() 2011-01-07 15:08:53 +01:00
tsc_sync.c
tsc.c Merge branches 'core-fixes-for-linus', 'x86-fixes-for-linus', 'timers-fixes-for-linus' and 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-01-15 12:45:00 -08:00
verify_cpu.S x86: Fix included-by file reference comments 2010-11-18 09:58:54 +01:00
vm86_32.c thp: split_huge_page_mm/vma 2011-01-13 17:32:41 -08:00
vmlinux.lds.S Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:59:56 -07:00
vsmp_64.c
vsyscall_64.c timkeeping: Fix update_vsyscall to provide wall_to_monotonic offset 2010-07-27 12:40:54 +02:00
x86_init.c x86/platform: Add a wallclock_init func to x86_init.timers ops 2011-02-14 18:20:43 +01:00
x8664_ksyms_64.c x86-64, mem: Convert memmove() to assembly file and fix return value bug 2011-01-25 16:58:39 -08:00
xsave.c x86, xsave: Use alloc_bootmem_align() instead of alloc_bootmem() 2010-12-13 16:13:11 -08:00