[Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86/MCE: allow overriding the CMCI threshold

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

We've had reports of systems where CMCIs would surface at a relatively
high rate during certain periods of time, without them apparently
causing subsequent more severe problems (see Xeon E7-8800/4800/2800
specification clarification SC1). Give the admin a knob to lower the
impact on the system logs.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

--- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ the NMI watchdog is also enabled.
 
 If set, override Xen's default choice for the platform timer.
 
+### cmci-threshold
+> `= <integer>`
+
+> Default: `2`
+
+Specify the event count threshold for raising Corrected Machine Check
+Interrupts.  Specifying zero disables CMCI handling.
+
 ### cmos-rtc-probe
 > `= <boolean>`
 
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mcheck/mce_intel.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mcheck/mce_intel.c
@@ -492,6 +492,9 @@ static int do_cmci_discover(int i)
 {
     unsigned msr = MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(i);
     u64 val;
+    unsigned int threshold, max_threshold;
+    static unsigned int cmci_threshold = 2;
+    integer_param("cmci-threshold", cmci_threshold);
 
     rdmsrl(msr, val);
     /* Some other CPU already owns this bank. */
@@ -500,15 +503,28 @@ static int do_cmci_discover(int i)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    val &= ~CMCI_THRESHOLD_MASK;
-    wrmsrl(msr, val | CMCI_EN | CMCI_THRESHOLD);
-    rdmsrl(msr, val);
+    if ( cmci_threshold )
+    {
+        wrmsrl(msr, val | CMCI_EN | CMCI_THRESHOLD_MASK);
+        rdmsrl(msr, val);
+    }
 
     if (!(val & CMCI_EN)) {
         /* This bank does not support CMCI. Polling timer has to handle it. */
         mcabanks_set(i, __get_cpu_var(no_cmci_banks));
+        wrmsrl(msr, val & ~CMCI_THRESHOLD_MASK);
         return 0;
     }
+    max_threshold = MASK_EXTR(val, CMCI_THRESHOLD_MASK);
+    threshold = cmci_threshold;
+    if ( threshold > max_threshold )
+    {
+       mce_printk(MCE_QUIET,
+                  "CMCI: threshold %#x too large for CPU%u bank %u, using 
%#x\n",
+                  threshold, smp_processor_id(), i, max_threshold);
+       threshold = max_threshold;
+    }
+    wrmsrl(msr, (val & ~CMCI_THRESHOLD_MASK) | CMCI_EN | threshold);
     mcabanks_set(i, __get_cpu_var(mce_banks_owned));
 out:
     mcabanks_clear(i, __get_cpu_var(no_cmci_banks));
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mcheck/x86_mca.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mcheck/x86_mca.h
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@
 /* Bitfield of MSR_K8_HWCR register */
 #define K8_HWCR_MCi_STATUS_WREN                (1ULL << 18)
 
-/*Intel Specific bitfield*/
-#define CMCI_THRESHOLD                 0x2
-
 #define MCi_MISC_ADDRMOD_MASK (0x7UL << 6)
 #define MCi_MISC_PHYSMOD    (0x2UL << 6)

Attachment: x86-CMCI-threshold.patch
Description: Text document

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