** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

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Title:
  arm64: Add CNTFRQ_EL0 handler

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Userspace reads of CNTVCT_EL0 are broken on HiSilicon D05 systems, which 
breaks some applications such as OpenMPI.

  [Test Case]
  #include <sys/times.h>
  #include <stdio.h>

  int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  {
     unsigned int freq;
     __asm__ __volatile__ ("mrs %0, CNTFRQ_EL0" : "=r" (freq));
     printf("freq %d\n",freq);
      return (int)freq;
  }

  ==================================
  gcc test.c test
  ./test

  This will report an illegal instruction, but should print a frequency
  value.

  [Regression Risk]
  The best way we can minimize risk is to verify on both a system that has an 
errata handler for the timer (D05) and a system that doesn't. We should then be 
exercising both code paths.

  I have regression tested this, using the above test case, on the HP
  m400, the QDT Centriq 2400, and a Cavium ThunderX CRB.

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