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[PATCH v6: 3/4] x86: Use HWCAP2 to expose Xeon Phi ring 3 MWAIT

From Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH v6: 3/4] x86: Use HWCAP2 to expose Xeon Phi ring 3 MWAIT
Date 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200
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Add HWCAP2 for x86 and reserve its 1st bit to expose
Xeon Phi ring 3 monitor/mwait to userspace apps.

Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h         | 9 +++++++++
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hwcap2.h | 7 +++++++
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c       | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hwcap2.h

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index e7f155c..59703aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -258,6 +258,15 @@ extern int force_personality32;
 
 #define ELF_HWCAP		(boot_cpu_data.x86_capability[CPUID_1_EDX])
 
+extern unsigned int elf_hwcap2;
+
+/*
+ * HWCAP2 supplies mask with kernel enabled CPU features, so that
+ * the application can discover that it can safely use them.
+ * The bits are defined in uapi/asm/hwcap2.h.
+ */
+#define ELF_HWCAP2		elf_hwcap2
+
 /* This yields a string that ld.so will use to load implementation
    specific libraries for optimization.  This is more specific in
    intent than poking at uname or /proc/cpuinfo.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hwcap2.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hwcap2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ef445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/hwcap2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_HWCAP2_H
+#define _ASM_HWCAP2_H
+
+/* Kernel enabled Ring 3 MWAIT for Xeon Phi*/
+#define HWCAP2_PHIR3MWAIT		(1 << 0)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index bcc9ccc..fdbf708 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/fpu/internal.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
+#include <asm/hwcap2.h>
 #include <linux/numa.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
 #include <asm/bugs.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
+unsigned int elf_hwcap2 __read_mostly;
+
 /* all of these masks are initialized in setup_cpu_local_masks() */
 cpumask_var_t cpu_initialized_mask;
 cpumask_var_t cpu_callout_mask;
-- 
2.5.1

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[PATCH v6 0/4] Enabling Ring 3 MONITOR/MWAIT feature for Knights Landing Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200
  [PATCH v6: 4/4] x86/cpufeature: Add R3MWAIT to CPU features Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v6: 4/4] x86/cpufeature: Add R3MWAIT to CPU features Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2016-10-27 16:40 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v6: 4/4] x86/cpufeature: Add R3MWAIT to CPU features "Andrejczuk, Grzegorz" <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 18:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v6: 4/4] x86/cpufeature: Add R3MWAIT to CPU features Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2016-10-27 19:10 +0200
  [PATCH v6: 1/4] x86/msr: Add R3MWAIT register and bit to msr-info.h Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v6: 1/4] x86/msr: Add R3MWAIT register and bit to  msr-info.h Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-27 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-27 16:50 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot "Andrejczuk, Grzegorz" <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 19:00 +0200
        RE: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-27 20:30 +0200
  [PATCH v6: 3/4] x86: Use HWCAP2 to expose Xeon Phi ring 3 MWAIT Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com> - 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200

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