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2012 May 22
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[PATCH] RFC: Linux: disable APERF/MPERF feature in PV kernels
Hi,
while testing some APERF/MPERF semantics I discovered that this feature
is enabled in Xen Dom0, but is not reliable.
The Linux kernel''s scheduler uses this feature if it sees the CPUID bit,
leading to costly RDMSR traps (a few 100,000s during a kernel compile)
and bogus values due to VCPU migration during the measurement.
The attached patch explicitly disables this CPU capability