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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index d10a7e7294f4..23b4ecdffa9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -400,9 +400,15 @@ static int hpet_next_event(unsigned long delta,
* then we might have a real hardware problem. We can not do
* much about it here, but at least alert the user/admin with
* a prominent warning.
+ * An erratum on some chipsets (ICH9,..), results in comparator read
+ * immediately following a write returning old value. Workaround
+ * for this is to read this value second time, when first
+ * read returns old value.
*/
- WARN_ONCE(hpet_readl(HPET_Tn_CMP(timer)) != cnt,
+ if (unlikely((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_Tn_CMP(timer)) != cnt)) {
+ WARN_ONCE(hpet_readl(HPET_Tn_CMP(timer)) != cnt,
KERN_WARNING "hpet: compare register read back failed.\n");
+ }
return (s32)(hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER) - cnt) >= 0 ? -ETIME : 0;
}
@@ -1144,6 +1150,7 @@ int hpet_set_periodic_freq(unsigned long freq)
do_div(clc, freq);
clc >>= hpet_clockevent.shift;
hpet_pie_delta = clc;
+ hpet_pie_limit = 0;
}
return 1;
}