When turbo mode is unavailable on a Skylake-X system, executing the command: "echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo" results in an unchecked MSR access error: WRMSR to 0x199 (attempted to write 0x0000000100001300).
This issue was reproduced on an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) system and is not a common problem across all Skylake-X systems.
This error occurs because the MSR 0x199 Turbo Engage Bit (bit 32) is set when turbo mode is disabled. The issue arises when intel_pstate fails to detect that turbo mode is disabled. Here intel_pstate relies on MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE bit 38 to determine the status of turbo mode. However, on this system, bit 38 is not set even when turbo mode is disabled.
According to the Intel Software Developer's Manual (SDM), the BIOS sets this bit during platform initialization to enable or disable opportunistic processor performance operations. Logically, this bit should be set in such cases. However, the SDM also specifies that "OS and applications must use CPUID leaf 06H to detect processors with opportunistic processor performance operations enabled."
Therefore, in addition to checking MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE bit 38, verify that CPUID.06H:EAX[1] is 0 to accurately determine if turbo mode is disabled.
Fixes: 4521e1a0ce17 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Reflect current no_turbo state correctly") Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org --- drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c index f41ed0b9e610..ba9bf06f1c77 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c @@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ static bool turbo_is_disabled(void) { u64 misc_en;
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_IDA)) + return true; + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_en);
return !!(misc_en & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_TURBO_DISABLE);
On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM Srinivas Pandruvada srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com wrote:
When turbo mode is unavailable on a Skylake-X system, executing the command: "echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo" results in an unchecked MSR access error: WRMSR to 0x199 (attempted to write 0x0000000100001300).
This issue was reproduced on an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) system and is not a common problem across all Skylake-X systems.
This error occurs because the MSR 0x199 Turbo Engage Bit (bit 32) is set when turbo mode is disabled. The issue arises when intel_pstate fails to detect that turbo mode is disabled. Here intel_pstate relies on MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE bit 38 to determine the status of turbo mode. However, on this system, bit 38 is not set even when turbo mode is disabled.
According to the Intel Software Developer's Manual (SDM), the BIOS sets this bit during platform initialization to enable or disable opportunistic processor performance operations. Logically, this bit should be set in such cases. However, the SDM also specifies that "OS and applications must use CPUID leaf 06H to detect processors with opportunistic processor performance operations enabled."
Therefore, in addition to checking MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE bit 38, verify that CPUID.06H:EAX[1] is 0 to accurately determine if turbo mode is disabled.
Fixes: 4521e1a0ce17 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Reflect current no_turbo state correctly") Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c index f41ed0b9e610..ba9bf06f1c77 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c @@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ static bool turbo_is_disabled(void) { u64 misc_en;
if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_IDA))return true;rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_en); return !!(misc_en & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_TURBO_DISABLE);--
Applied as a fix for 6.15-rc, thanks!
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