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>
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 0beba0d..bb83b1c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
* CPUID levels like 0x6, 0xA etc
*/
#define X86_FEATURE_IDA (7*32+ 0) /* Intel Dynamic Acceleration */
+#define X86_FEATURE_ARAT (7*32+ 1) /* Always Running APIC Timer */
/* Virtualization flags: Linux defined */
#define X86_FEATURE_TPR_SHADOW (8*32+ 0) /* Intel TPR Shadow */