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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)
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 16:27:05 +0000 (18:27 +0200)
commit70e6b7d9ae3c63df90a7bba7700e8d5c300c3c60
tree419b1082f71a6467629865776227b3ab9d07ae48
parentb4bac279319d3082eb42f074799c7b18ba528c71
x86/i8253: Disable PIT timer 0 when not in use

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
arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
include/linux/i8253.h