From 286f571837ba9d67625afd015366d79345abb414 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Richter Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:08:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] x86: apic_*.c: add description to AMD's extended LVT functions Signed-off-by: Robert Richter Cc: oprofile-list Cc: Barry Kasindorf Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c | 3 +++ arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c index d6c89835837..fad94b0decc 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c @@ -646,6 +646,9 @@ int setup_profiling_timer(unsigned int multiplier) * * Vector mappings are hard coded. On K8 only offset 0 (APIC500) and * MCE interrupts are supported. Thus MCE offset must be set to 0. + * + * If mask=1, the LVT entry does not generate interrupts while mask=0 + * enables the vector. See also the BKDGs. */ #define APIC_EILVT_LVTOFF_MCE 0 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c index 7f1f030da7e..42bf69f8bc8 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c @@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ static void __setup_APIC_LVTT(unsigned int clocks, int oneshot, int irqen) * * Vector mappings are hard coded. On K8 only offset 0 (APIC500) and * MCE interrupts are supported. Thus MCE offset must be set to 0. + * + * If mask=1, the LVT entry does not generate interrupts while mask=0 + * enables the vector. See also the BKDGs. */ #define APIC_EILVT_LVTOFF_MCE 0 -- 2.39.5