Re: [PATCH, v2] powerpc: fix hardware PMU exception bug on PowerVM compatibility mode systems

2020-03-05 Thread Michael Ellerman
On Thu, 2020-02-27 at 13:47:15 UTC, "Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario" wrote: > PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are > still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving > prior to a context switch. > > The software fix for this issue is

Re: [PATCH, v2] powerpc: fix hardware PMU exception bug on PowerVM compatibility mode systems

2020-02-27 Thread Leonardo Bras
On Thu, 2020-02-27 at 10:47 -0300, Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario wrote: > PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are > still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving > prior to a context switch. > > The software fix for this issue is enabled

[PATCH, v2] powerpc: fix hardware PMU exception bug on PowerVM compatibility mode systems

2020-02-27 Thread Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario
PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving prior to a context switch. The software fix for this issue is enabled through the CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG cpu_feature bit, nevertheless this bit also needs