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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c11
-rw-r--r--drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c10
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
index c78f860419d6..25773af116bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -565,6 +565,11 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
machine_ops.crash_shutdown = hv_machine_crash_shutdown;
#endif
#endif
+ /*
+ * HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT is always zero for the root partition. Root
+ * partition doesn't need to write to synthetic MSR to enable invariant
+ * TSC feature. It sees what the hardware provides.
+ */
if (ms_hyperv.features & HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT) {
/*
* Writing to synthetic MSR 0x40000118 updates/changes the
@@ -636,8 +641,12 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
* TSC should be marked as unstable only after Hyper-V
* clocksource has been initialized. This ensures that the
* stability of the sched_clock is not altered.
+ *
+ * HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT is always zero for the root partition. No
+ * need to check for it.
*/
- if (!(ms_hyperv.features & HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT))
+ if (!hv_root_partition() &&
+ !(ms_hyperv.features & HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT))
mark_tsc_unstable("running on Hyper-V");
hardlockup_detector_disable();
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c
index 2edc13ca184e..10356d4ec55c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c
@@ -549,14 +549,22 @@ static void __init hv_init_tsc_clocksource(void)
union hv_reference_tsc_msr tsc_msr;
/*
+ * When running as a guest partition:
+ *
* If Hyper-V offers TSC_INVARIANT, then the virtualized TSC correctly
* handles frequency and offset changes due to live migration,
* pause/resume, and other VM management operations. So lower the
* Hyper-V Reference TSC rating, causing the generic TSC to be used.
* TSC_INVARIANT is not offered on ARM64, so the Hyper-V Reference
* TSC will be preferred over the virtualized ARM64 arch counter.
+ *
+ * When running as the root partition:
+ *
+ * There is no HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT feature. Always lower the rating
+ * of the Hyper-V Reference TSC.
*/
- if (ms_hyperv.features & HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT) {
+ if ((ms_hyperv.features & HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT) ||
+ hv_root_partition()) {
hyperv_cs_tsc.rating = 250;
hyperv_cs_msr.rating = 245;
}