x86, AMD: Set ARAT feature on AMD processors
Support for Always Running APIC timer (ARAT) was introduced in commit db954b58. This feature allows us to avoid switching timers from LAPIC to something else (e.g. HPET) and go into timer broadcasts when entering deep C-states. AMD processors don't provide a CPUID bit for that feature but they also keep APIC timers running in deep C-states (except for cases when the processor is affected by erratum 400). Therefore we should set ARAT feature bit on AMD CPUs. Tested-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com> Acked-by: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com> Acked-by: Mark Langsdorf <mark.langsdorf@amd.com> Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@amd.com> LKML-Reference: <1300205624-4813-1-git-send-email-ostr@amd64.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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