xref: /linux/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c (revision a5c4300389bb33ade2515c082709217f0614cf15)
1 /*
2  * VMware Detection code.
3  *
4  * Copyright (C) 2008, VMware, Inc.
5  * Author : Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
6  *
7  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
10  * (at your option) any later version.
11  *
12  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
13  * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14  * MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE or
15  * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
16  * details.
17  *
18  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
21  *
22  */
23 
24 #include <linux/dmi.h>
25 #include <linux/module.h>
26 #include <asm/div64.h>
27 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
28 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
29 
30 #define CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF	0x40000000
31 #define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC	0x564D5868
32 #define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT	0x5658
33 
34 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_GETVERSION	10
35 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_GETHZ		45
36 
37 #define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
38 	__asm__("inl (%%dx)" :						\
39 			"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :	\
40 			"0"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),			\
41 			"1"(VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd),			\
42 			"2"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT), "3"(UINT_MAX) :	\
43 			"memory");
44 
45 static inline int __vmware_platform(void)
46 {
47 	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
48 	VMWARE_PORT(GETVERSION, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);
49 	return eax != (uint32_t)-1 && ebx == VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC;
50 }
51 
52 static unsigned long vmware_get_tsc_khz(void)
53 {
54 	uint64_t tsc_hz;
55 	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
56 
57 	VMWARE_PORT(GETHZ, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);
58 
59 	tsc_hz = eax | (((uint64_t)ebx) << 32);
60 	do_div(tsc_hz, 1000);
61 	BUG_ON(tsc_hz >> 32);
62 	printk(KERN_INFO "TSC freq read from hypervisor : %lu.%03lu MHz\n",
63 			 (unsigned long) tsc_hz / 1000,
64 			 (unsigned long) tsc_hz % 1000);
65 	return tsc_hz;
66 }
67 
68 static void __init vmware_platform_setup(void)
69 {
70 	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
71 
72 	VMWARE_PORT(GETHZ, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);
73 
74 	if (ebx != UINT_MAX)
75 		x86_platform.calibrate_tsc = vmware_get_tsc_khz;
76 	else
77 		printk(KERN_WARNING
78 		       "Failed to get TSC freq from the hypervisor\n");
79 }
80 
81 /*
82  * While checking the dmi string infomation, just checking the product
83  * serial key should be enough, as this will always have a VMware
84  * specific string when running under VMware hypervisor.
85  */
86 static bool __init vmware_platform(void)
87 {
88 	if (cpu_has_hypervisor) {
89 		unsigned int eax;
90 		unsigned int hyper_vendor_id[3];
91 
92 		cpuid(CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF, &eax, &hyper_vendor_id[0],
93 		      &hyper_vendor_id[1], &hyper_vendor_id[2]);
94 		if (!memcmp(hyper_vendor_id, "VMwareVMware", 12))
95 			return true;
96 	} else if (dmi_available && dmi_name_in_serial("VMware") &&
97 		   __vmware_platform())
98 		return true;
99 
100 	return false;
101 }
102 
103 /*
104  * VMware hypervisor takes care of exporting a reliable TSC to the guest.
105  * Still, due to timing difference when running on virtual cpus, the TSC can
106  * be marked as unstable in some cases. For example, the TSC sync check at
107  * bootup can fail due to a marginal offset between vcpus' TSCs (though the
108  * TSCs do not drift from each other).  Also, the ACPI PM timer clocksource
109  * is not suitable as a watchdog when running on a hypervisor because the
110  * kernel may miss a wrap of the counter if the vcpu is descheduled for a
111  * long time. To skip these checks at runtime we set these capability bits,
112  * so that the kernel could just trust the hypervisor with providing a
113  * reliable virtual TSC that is suitable for timekeeping.
114  */
115 static void __cpuinit vmware_set_cpu_features(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
116 {
117 	set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
118 	set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
119 }
120 
121 const __refconst struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_vmware = {
122 	.name			= "VMware",
123 	.detect			= vmware_platform,
124 	.set_cpu_features	= vmware_set_cpu_features,
125 	.init_platform		= vmware_platform_setup,
126 };
127 EXPORT_SYMBOL(x86_hyper_vmware);
128