# HG changeset patch # User Boris Ostrovsky # Date 1358508058 -3600 # Node ID 8f6dd5dc5d6cdd56050ed917a0c30903bbddcbf0 # Parent eb8e9a23925d7b77c344a4a99679a45f96754a17 x86/AMD: Enable WC+ memory type on family 10 processors In some cases BIOS may not enable WC+ memory type on family 10 processors, instead converting what would be WC+ memory to CD type. On guests using nested pages this could result in performance degradation. This patch enables WC+. Signed-off-by: Boris Ostrovsky Committed-by: Jan Beulich --- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/amd.c +++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/amd.c @@ -534,6 +534,19 @@ static void __devinit init_amd(struct cp } #endif + if (c->x86 == 0x10) { + /* + * On family 10h BIOS may not have properly enabled WC+ + * support, causing it to be converted to CD memtype. This may + * result in performance degradation for certain nested-paging + * guests. Prevent this conversion by clearing bit 24 in + * MSR_F10_BU_CFG2. + */ + rdmsrl(MSR_F10_BU_CFG2, value); + value &= ~(1ULL << 24); + wrmsrl(MSR_F10_BU_CFG2, value); + } + /* * Family 0x12 and above processors have APIC timer * running in deep C states. --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h @@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ #define MSR_F10_MC4_MISC2 0xc0000409 #define MSR_F10_MC4_MISC3 0xc000040A -/* AMD Family10h MMU control MSRs */ -#define MSR_F10_BU_CFG 0xc0011023 +/* AMD Family10h Bus Unit MSRs */ +#define MSR_F10_BU_CFG 0xc0011023 +#define MSR_F10_BU_CFG2 0xc001102a /* Other AMD Fam10h MSRs */ #define MSR_FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_BASE 0xc0010058