Author: kib
Date: Sat Sep  8 16:47:52 2012
New Revision: 240240
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240240

Log:
  MFC r239125:
  Do not apply errata 721 workaround when under hypervisor, since
  typical hypervisor does not implement access to the required MSR,
  causing #GP on boot.
  
  PR:   amd64/170388
  Approved by:  re (kensmith)

Modified:
  releng/9.1/sys/amd64/amd64/initcpu.c
Directory Properties:
  releng/9.1/sys/   (props changed)

Modified: releng/9.1/sys/amd64/amd64/initcpu.c
==============================================================================
--- releng/9.1/sys/amd64/amd64/initcpu.c        Sat Sep  8 16:45:48 2012        
(r240239)
+++ releng/9.1/sys/amd64/amd64/initcpu.c        Sat Sep  8 16:47:52 2012        
(r240240)
@@ -91,11 +91,17 @@ init_amd(void)
         *
         * http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/41322_10h_Rev_Gd.pdf
         * http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/44739_12h_Rev_Gd.pdf
+        *
+        * Hypervisors do not provide access to the errata MSR,
+        * causing #GP exception on attempt to apply the errata.  The
+        * MSR write shall be done on host and persist globally
+        * anyway, so do not try to do it when under virtualization.
         */
        switch (CPUID_TO_FAMILY(cpu_id)) {
        case 0x10:
        case 0x12:
-               wrmsr(0xc0011029, rdmsr(0xc0011029) | 1);
+               if ((cpu_feature2 & CPUID2_HV) == 0)
+                       wrmsr(0xc0011029, rdmsr(0xc0011029) | 1);
                break;
        }
 }
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