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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86/tdx: Override the tsc calibration for TDX VMs
On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 7:03 AM Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/5/23 18:12, Vishal Annapurve wrote:
> > +/**
> > + * Determine TSC frequency via CPUID, else return 0.
> > + */
> > +static unsigned long tdx_calibrate_tsc(void)
> > +{
> > + unsigned int eax_denominator = 0, ebx_numerator = 0, ecx_hz = 0, edx = 0;
> > + unsigned int crystal_khz;
> > +
> > + /* CPUID 15H TSC/Crystal ratio, plus optionally Crystal Hz */
> > + cpuid(0x15, &eax_denominator, &ebx_numerator, &ecx_hz, &edx);
> > +
> > + if (ebx_numerator == 0 || eax_denominator == 0)
> > + return 0;
> > +
> > + crystal_khz = ecx_hz / 1000;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * TSC frequency reported directly by CPUID is a "hardware reported"
> > + * frequency and is the most accurate one so far we have. This
> > + * is considered a known frequency.
> > + */
> > + if (crystal_khz != 0)
> > + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
> > +
> > + return crystal_khz * ebx_numerator / eax_denominator;
> > +}
> > +
>
> Would it be possible to do this by refactoring the existing code and
> calling it directly instead of copying and pasting so much?

One option is to call native_calibrate_tsc from tdx_calibrate_tsc and
undo the lapic_timer_period configuration after the call. Does that
sound reasonable?

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