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x86/i8253: Disable PIT timer 0 when not in use
authorDavid Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 13:55:54 +0000 (14:55 +0100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:50:46 +0000 (12:50 +0100)
commitcaae544264022e68b6565e462f8d4e2a105ffcaa
treec0e4474989f9a1c73a92c4755e5ca170d75e2dbe
parent3aa5254d80969cb576601fb9fec7a188cc8dc169
x86/i8253: Disable PIT timer 0 when not in use

commit 70e6b7d9ae3c63df90a7bba7700e8d5c300c3c60 upstream.

Leaving the PIT interrupt running can cause noticeable steal time for
virtual guests. The VMM generally has a timer which toggles the IRQ input
to the PIC and I/O APIC, which takes CPU time away from the guest. Even
on real hardware, running the counter may use power needlessly (albeit
not much).

Make sure it's turned off if it isn't going to be used.

Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Michael Kelley <mhkelley@outlook.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240802135555.564941-1-dwmw2@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
include/linux/i8253.h