Merge commit 'v2.6.39-rc7' into sched/core

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index c2520e1..e93fcd5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -947,14 +947,23 @@ static int p4_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
 			continue;
 		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
-			p4_pmu_disable_event(event);
+			x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
 
-	if (handled) {
-		/* p4 quirk: unmask it again */
-		apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, apic_read(APIC_LVTPC) & ~APIC_LVT_MASKED);
+	if (handled)
 		inc_irq_stat(apic_perf_irqs);
-	}
+
+	/*
+	 * When dealing with the unmasking of the LVTPC on P4 perf hw, it has
+	 * been observed that the OVF bit flag has to be cleared first _before_
+	 * the LVTPC can be unmasked.
+	 *
+	 * The reason is the NMI line will continue to be asserted while the OVF
+	 * bit is set.  This causes a second NMI to generate if the LVTPC is
+	 * unmasked before the OVF bit is cleared, leading to unknown NMI
+	 * messages.
+	 */
+	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
 
 	return handled;
 }