x86/apic: Update TSC_DEADLINE quirk with additional SKX stepping
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Dan Streetman | ||
Artful |
Fix Released
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Medium
|
Dan Streetman |
Bug Description
An upstream commit added Intel cpu model/microcode checks to disable TSC_DEADLINE due to cpu errata:
commit bd9240a18edfbfa
Author: Peter Zijlstra <email address hidden>
Date: Wed May 31 17:52:03 2017 +0200
x86/apic: Add TSC_DEADLINE quirk due to errata
That commit is included in the Ubuntu kernels starting at artful v4.13. However, the commit includes a check for Skylake Xeons, but the microcode update version number differs based on Skylake Xeon stepping, so an additional commit is required to correctly check the microcode level of both stepping 3 and stepping 4 Skylake Xeons, and disable/enable TSC_DEADLINE appropriately.
Upstream commit that corrects the check is:
commit 616dd5872e52493
Author: Len Brown <email address hidden>
Date: Wed Oct 11 17:16:04 2017 -0400
x86/apic: Update TSC_DEADLINE quirk with additional SKX stepping
Without the additional commit, Skylake Xeon stepping-3 cpus with the fixed microcode version will incorrectly have their TSC_DEADLINE disabled.
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Dan Streetman (ddstreet) |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Artful): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
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