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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 /*
3  * 8253/PIT functions
4  *
5  */
6 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
7 #include <linux/init.h>
8 #include <linux/timex.h>
9 #include <linux/i8253.h>
10 
11 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
12 #include <asm/apic.h>
13 #include <asm/hpet.h>
14 #include <asm/time.h>
15 #include <asm/smp.h>
16 
17 /*
18  * HPET replaces the PIT, when enabled. So we need to know, which of
19  * the two timers is used
20  */
21 struct clock_event_device *global_clock_event;
22 
23 /*
24  * Modern chipsets can disable the PIT clock which makes it unusable. It
25  * would be possible to enable the clock but the registers are chipset
26  * specific and not discoverable. Avoid the whack a mole game.
27  *
28  * These platforms have discoverable TSC/CPU frequencies but this also
29  * requires to know the local APIC timer frequency as it normally is
30  * calibrated against the PIT interrupt.
31  */
32 static bool __init use_pit(void)
33 {
34 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_TSC) || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC))
35 		return true;
36 
37 	/* This also returns true when APIC is disabled */
38 	return apic_needs_pit();
39 }
40 
41 bool __init pit_timer_init(void)
42 {
43 	if (!use_pit()) {
44 		/*
45 		 * Don't just ignore the PIT. Ensure it's stopped, because
46 		 * VMMs otherwise steal CPU time just to pointlessly waggle
47 		 * the (masked) IRQ.
48 		 */
49 		clockevent_i8253_disable();
50 		return false;
51 	}
52 	clockevent_i8253_init(true);
53 	global_clock_event = &i8253_clockevent;
54 	return true;
55 }
56 
57 #ifndef CONFIG_X86_64
58 static int __init init_pit_clocksource(void)
59 {
60 	 /*
61 	  * Several reasons not to register PIT as a clocksource:
62 	  *
63 	  * - On SMP PIT does not scale due to i8253_lock
64 	  * - when HPET is enabled
65 	  * - when local APIC timer is active (PIT is switched off)
66 	  */
67 	if (num_possible_cpus() > 1 || is_hpet_enabled() ||
68 	    !clockevent_state_periodic(&i8253_clockevent))
69 		return 0;
70 
71 	return clocksource_i8253_init();
72 }
73 arch_initcall(init_pit_clocksource);
74 #endif /* !CONFIG_X86_64 */
75