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authorRobert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>2008-07-22 23:08:46 +0400
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-07-26 13:47:59 +0400
commit286f571837ba9d67625afd015366d79345abb414 (patch)
tree696a0040851a29741574877cf4dcd822641ae9eb /arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
parent021f8b75e78f9da67421a2c2e320e8934a90914a (diff)
downloadlinux-286f571837ba9d67625afd015366d79345abb414.tar.xz
x86: apic_*.c: add description to AMD's extended LVT functions
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com> Cc: oprofile-list <oprofile-list@lists.sourceforge.net> Cc: Barry Kasindorf <barry.kasindorf@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
index 7f1f030da7ee..42bf69f8bc8e 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