x86 ACPI: Add support for Always Running APIC timer

Add support for Always Running APIC timer, CPUID_0x6_EAX_Bit2.
This bit means the APIC timer continues to run even when CPU is
in deep C-states.

The advantage is that we can use LAPIC timer on these CPUs
always, and there is no need for "slow to read and program"
external timers (HPET/PIT) and the timer broadcast logic
and related code in C-state entry and exit.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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Venkatesh Pallipadi
2009-04-06 18:51:29 -07:00
committed by Len Brown
parent 577c9c456f
commit db954b5898
4 changed files with 11 additions and 0 deletions

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@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void __cpuinit init_scattered_cpuid_features(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
static const struct cpuid_bit __cpuinitconst cpuid_bits[] = {
{ X86_FEATURE_IDA, CR_EAX, 1, 0x00000006 },
{ X86_FEATURE_ARAT, CR_EAX, 2, 0x00000006 },
{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
};