[PATCH v6 14/51] x86/tsc: Consolidate forcing of X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ for PV code

Sean Christopherson <[email protected]> Thu, 6 Aug 2026 16:35:31 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-hyperv,dev.linux.lists.linux-coco,dev.linux.lists.virtualization,org.kernel.vger.kvm,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.xenproject.lists.xen-devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Now that all paravirt code that explicitly specifies the TSC frequency
also sets X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ, replace all of the one-off code
and simply set X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ if the TSC frequency is known.

Do NOT force set TSC_KNOWN_FREQ if the "known" TSC frequency was provided
by the user.  Per commit bd35c77e32e4 ("x86/tsc: Add tsc_early_khz command
line parameter"), one of the goals of the param is to allow the refined
calibration work "to do meaningful error checking".

No functional change intended.

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <[email protected]>
---
 arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c       |  1 -
 arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c        |  1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c     |  1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c |  1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c   |  2 --
 arch/x86/kernel/jailhouse.c    |  1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c     |  1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c          | 13 ++++++++++---
 arch/x86/xen/time.c            |  1 -
 9 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
index bc5ae9ef74da..72313b36b6f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
@@ -2027,7 +2027,6 @@ unsigned int __init snp_secure_tsc_init(void)
 
 	secrets = (__force struct snp_secrets_page *)mem;
 
-	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
 
 	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_GUEST_TSC_FREQ, tsc_freq_mhz);
diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c
index ec28a15e26ac..21a574e60e0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,6 @@ unsigned int __init tdx_tsc_init(void)
 
 	/* TSC is the only reliable clock in TDX guest */
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
-	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 
 	return info.crystal_khz * info.numerator / info.denominator;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c
index 3818f6ae0629..dc71a6fdd461 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ static void __init acrn_init_platform(void)
 	if (acrn_tsc_khz_cpuid) {
 		x86_init.hyper.get_tsc_khz = acrn_get_tsc_khz;
 		x86_init.hyper.get_cpu_khz = acrn_get_tsc_khz;
-		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
index 4a0cdda0c49e..3bca987e05c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
 	    ms_hyperv.misc_features & HV_FEATURE_FREQUENCY_MSRS_AVAILABLE) {
 		x86_init.hyper.get_tsc_khz = hv_get_tsc_khz;
 		x86_init.hyper.get_cpu_khz = hv_get_tsc_khz;
-		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	}
 
 	if (ms_hyperv.priv_high & HV_ISOLATION) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 3f1dab69d90e..cbe8b59ab79f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -390,8 +390,6 @@ static void __init vmware_set_capabilities(void)
 {
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
-	if (vmware_tsc_khz)
-		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL)
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_VMCALL);
 	else if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/jailhouse.c b/arch/x86/kernel/jailhouse.c
index 595cd28f9a9f..8107c28eb2bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/jailhouse.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/jailhouse.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ static void __init jailhouse_init_platform(void)
 	pr_debug("Jailhouse: PM-Timer IO Port: %#x\n", pmtmr_ioport);
 
 	precalibrated_tsc_khz = setup_data.v1.tsc_khz;
-	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 
 	pci_probe = 0;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
index 4f8299303a19..35a879d33e9e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static inline void kvm_sched_clock_init(bool stable)
  */
 static unsigned int __init kvm_get_tsc_khz(void)
 {
-	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	return pvclock_tsc_khz(this_cpu_pvti());
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 7f1ca6df0004..f42872c9ae99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -1541,11 +1541,18 @@ void __init tsc_early_init(void)
 	if (!known_tsc_khz && x86_init.hyper.get_tsc_khz)
 		known_tsc_khz = x86_init.hyper.get_tsc_khz();
 
+	/*
+	 * Mark the TSC frequency as known if it was obtained from a hypervisor
+	 * or trusted firmware.
+	 */
+	if (known_tsc_khz)
+		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
+
 	/*
 	 * Ignore the user-provided TSC frequency if the exact frequency was
-	 * obtained from trusted firmware or the hypervisor, as the user-
-	 * provided frequency is intended as a "starting point", not a known,
-	 * guaranteed frequency.
+	 * obtained from trusted firmware or the hypervisor, and don't mark the
+	 * frequency as known, as the user-provided frequency is intended as a
+	 * "starting point", not a known, guaranteed frequency
 	 */
 	if (!known_tsc_khz)
 		known_tsc_khz = tsc_early_khz;
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/time.c b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
index 1adb44fdddb2..487ad838c441 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static unsigned int __init xen_tsc_khz(void)
 	struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *info =
 		&HYPERVISOR_shared_info->vcpu_info[0].time;
 
-	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	return pvclock_tsc_khz(info);
 }
 
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2.55.0.679.g6767b8d81c-goog