Module Name:    src
Committed By:   maxv
Date:           Sun Dec 16 10:42:32 UTC 2018

Modified Files:
        src/sys/arch/x86/x86: identcpu.c

Log Message:
Explicitly disable ALTINST on VIA, in case it isn't disabled by default
already (the 'VIA cpu backdoor').


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.83 -r1.84 src/sys/arch/x86/x86/identcpu.c

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Modified files:

Index: src/sys/arch/x86/x86/identcpu.c
diff -u src/sys/arch/x86/x86/identcpu.c:1.83 src/sys/arch/x86/x86/identcpu.c:1.84
--- src/sys/arch/x86/x86/identcpu.c:1.83	Mon Nov 19 22:21:32 2018
+++ src/sys/arch/x86/x86/identcpu.c	Sun Dec 16 10:42:32 2018
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: identcpu.c,v 1.83 2018/11/19 22:21:32 jdolecek Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: identcpu.c,v 1.84 2018/12/16 10:42:32 maxv Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: identcpu.c,v 1.83 2018/11/19 22:21:32 jdolecek Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: identcpu.c,v 1.84 2018/12/16 10:42:32 maxv Exp $");
 
 #include "opt_xen.h"
 
@@ -601,6 +601,12 @@ cpu_probe_c3(struct cpu_info *ci)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Explicitly disable unsafe ALTINST mode. */
+	if (ci->ci_feat_val[4] & CPUID_VIA_DO_ACE) {
+		msr = rdmsr(MSR_VIA_ACE);
+		wrmsr(MSR_VIA_ACE, msr & ~VIA_ACE_ALTINST);
+	} 
+
 	/*
 	 * Determine L1 cache/TLB info.
 	 */

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