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[PATCH v6: 1/4] x86/msr: Add R3MWAIT register and bit to msr-info.h

From Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH v6: 1/4] x86/msr: Add R3MWAIT register and bit to msr-info.h
Date 2016-10-27 16:10 +0200
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Intel Xeon Phi x200 (codenamed Knights Landing) has MSR
MISC_THD_FEATURE_ENABLE 0x140.

Setting 2nd bit of this register makes MONITOR and MWAIT instructions
do not cause invalid-opcode exception when called from ring different
than 0.

Hex   Dec  Name                    Scope
140H  320  MISC_THD_FEATURE_ENABLE Thread
           0    Reserved
           1    if set to 1, the MONITOR and MWAIT instructions do not
                cause invalid-opcode exceptions when executed with CPL > 0
                or in virtual-8086 mode. If MWAIT is executed when CPL > 0
                or in virtual-8086 mode, and if EAX indicates a C-state
                other than C0 or C1, the instruction operates as if EAX
                indicated the C-state C1.
           63:2 Reserved

Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 56f4c66..df9d8d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@
 #define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_IP_PREF_DISABLE_BIT	39
 #define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_IP_PREF_DISABLE		(1ULL << MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_IP_PREF_DISABLE_BIT)
 
+/* Intel Xeon Phi x200 ring 3 MONITOR/MWAIT */
+#define MSR_PHI_MISC_THD_FEATURE	0x00000140
+#define MSR_PHI_MISC_THD_FEATURE_R3MWAIT_BIT	1
+#define MSR_PHI_MISC_THD_FEATURE_R3MWAIT	(1ULL << MSR_PHI_MISC_THD_FEATURE_R3MWAIT_BIT)
+
 #define MSR_IA32_TSC_DEADLINE		0x000006E0
 
 /* P4/Xeon+ specific */
-- 
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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