x86/tsc: Detect random warps
authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Sat, 19 Nov 2016 13:47:35 +0000 (13:47 +0000)
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:23:15 +0000 (19:23 +0100)
If time warps can be observed then they should only ever be observed on one
CPU. If they are observed on both CPUs then the system is completely hosed.

Add a check for this condition and notify if it happens.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161119134017.574838461@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c

index 78083bf23ed1abc808c7699f383b58581bc72c1e..40f8edd55151d3a9c474b3db7f88a4cf631498c2 100644 (file)
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static arch_spinlock_t sync_lock = __ARCH_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 static cycles_t last_tsc;
 static cycles_t max_warp;
 static int nr_warps;
+static int random_warps;
 
 /*
  * TSC-warp measurement loop running on both CPUs.  This is not called
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ static int nr_warps;
 static void check_tsc_warp(unsigned int timeout)
 {
        cycles_t start, now, prev, end;
-       int i;
+       int i, cur_warps = 0;
 
        start = rdtsc_ordered();
        /*
@@ -85,7 +86,14 @@ static void check_tsc_warp(unsigned int timeout)
                if (unlikely(prev > now)) {
                        arch_spin_lock(&sync_lock);
                        max_warp = max(max_warp, prev - now);
+                       /*
+                        * Check whether this bounces back and forth. Only
+                        * one CPU should observe time going backwards.
+                        */
+                       if (cur_warps != nr_warps)
+                               random_warps++;
                        nr_warps++;
+                       cur_warps = nr_warps;
                        arch_spin_unlock(&sync_lock);
                }
        }
@@ -160,6 +168,8 @@ void check_tsc_sync_source(int cpu)
                        smp_processor_id(), cpu);
                pr_warning("Measured %Ld cycles TSC warp between CPUs, "
                           "turning off TSC clock.\n", max_warp);
+               if (random_warps)
+                       pr_warning("TSC warped randomly between CPUs\n");
                mark_tsc_unstable("check_tsc_sync_source failed");
        } else {
                pr_debug("TSC synchronization [CPU#%d -> CPU#%d]: passed\n",
@@ -170,6 +180,7 @@ void check_tsc_sync_source(int cpu)
         * Reset it - just in case we boot another CPU later:
         */
        atomic_set(&start_count, 0);
+       random_warps = 0;
        nr_warps = 0;
        max_warp = 0;
        last_tsc = 0;