KVM guests with commit c8c4076723 ("x86/timer: Skip PIT initialization on
modern chipsets") applied to guest kernel have been observed to have
unusually higher CPU usage with symptoms of increase in vm exits for HLT
and MSW_WRITE (MSR_IA32_TSCDEADLINE).
This is caused by older QEMUs lacking support for X86_FEATURE_ARAT. lapic
clock retains CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP and nohz stays inactive. There's no
usable broadcast device either.
Do the PIT initialization if guest CPU lacks X86_FEATURE_ARAT. On real
hardware it shouldn't matter as ARAT and DEADLINE come together.
Fixes: c8c4076723 ("x86/timer: Skip PIT initialization on modern chipsets")
Signed-off-by: Jan Stancek <jstancek@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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