[PATCH] x86/msr: do not warn on writes to OC_MAILBOX

From: Jason A. Donenfeld
Date: Mon Sep 07 2020 - 05:48:55 EST


Popular tools, like intel-undervolt, use MSR 0x150 to control the CPU
voltage offset. In fact, evidently the intel_turbo_max_3 driver in-tree
also uses this MSR. So, teach the kernel's MSR list about this, so that
intel-undervolt and other such tools don't spew warnings to dmesg, while
unifying the constant used throughout the kernel.

Fixes: a7e1f67ed29f ("x86/msr: Filter MSR writes")
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/msr.c | 5 ++++-
drivers/platform/x86/intel_turbo_max_3.c | 6 +++---
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 2859ee4f39a8..0bcb3604d0e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@
#define MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL 0x00000123
#define RNGDS_MITG_DIS BIT(0)

+#define MSR_IA32_OC_MAILBOX 0x00000150
+
#define MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS 0x00000174
#define MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP 0x00000175
#define MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP 0x00000176
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index 49dcfb85e773..64f6200681e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ static int filter_write(u32 reg)
default: break;
}

- if (reg == MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS)
+ switch (reg) {
+ case MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS:
+ case MSR_IA32_OC_MAILBOX:
return 0;
+ }

pr_err_ratelimited("Write to unrecognized MSR 0x%x by %s\n"
"Please report to x86@xxxxxxxxxx\n",
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_turbo_max_3.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_turbo_max_3.c
index 892140b62898..991cdbc3295b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_turbo_max_3.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_turbo_max_3.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@

#include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
#include <asm/intel-family.h>
+#include <asm/msr.h>

-#define MSR_OC_MAILBOX 0x150
#define MSR_OC_MAILBOX_CMD_OFFSET 32
#define MSR_OC_MAILBOX_RSP_OFFSET 32
#define MSR_OC_MAILBOX_BUSY_BIT 63
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ static int get_oc_core_priority(unsigned int cpu)
value = cmd << MSR_OC_MAILBOX_CMD_OFFSET;
/* Set the busy bit to indicate OS is trying to issue command */
value |= BIT_ULL(MSR_OC_MAILBOX_BUSY_BIT);
- ret = wrmsrl_safe(MSR_OC_MAILBOX, value);
+ ret = wrmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_OC_MAILBOX, value);
if (ret) {
pr_debug("cpu %d OC mailbox write failed\n", cpu);
return ret;
}

for (i = 0; i < OC_MAILBOX_RETRY_COUNT; ++i) {
- ret = rdmsrl_safe(MSR_OC_MAILBOX, &value);
+ ret = rdmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_OC_MAILBOX, &value);
if (ret) {
pr_debug("cpu %d OC mailbox read failed\n", cpu);
break;
--
2.28.0