On SN2 do not pass down the real ITC frequency, but rather patch the
values to match the SN2 RTC frequency.
Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <[email protected]>
---
arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Index: linux-2.6.git/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c
=================================--- linux-2.6.git.orig/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
#include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <asm/sn/addrs.h>
+#include <asm/sn/clksupport.h>
+#include <asm/sn/shub_mmr.h>
#include "vti.h"
#include "misc.h"
@@ -188,12 +191,35 @@
return result;
}
-static struct ia64_pal_retval pal_freq_ratios(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+/*
+ * On the SGI SN2, the ITC isn't stable. Emulation backed by the SN2
+ * RTC is used instead. This function patches the ratios from SAL
+ * to match the RTC before providing them to the guest.
+ */
+static void sn2_patch_itc_freq_ratios(struct ia64_pal_retval *result)
{
+ struct pal_freq_ratio *ratio;
+ unsigned long sal_freq, sal_drift, factor;
+
+ result->status = ia64_sal_freq_base(SAL_FREQ_BASE_PLATFORM,
+ &sal_freq, &sal_drift);
+ ratio = (struct pal_freq_ratio *)&result->v2;
+ factor = ((sal_freq * 3) + (sn_rtc_cycles_per_second / 2)) /
+ sn_rtc_cycles_per_second;
+
+ ratio->num = 3;
+ ratio->den = factor;
+}
+static struct ia64_pal_retval pal_freq_ratios(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
struct ia64_pal_retval result;
PAL_CALL(result, PAL_FREQ_RATIOS, 0, 0, 0);
+
+ if (vcpu->kvm->arch.is_sn2)
+ sn2_patch_itc_freq_ratios(&result);
+
return result;
}
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