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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index d57de05..cf8611d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -710,7 +710,16 @@ static cycle_t read_tsc(struct clocksource *cs)
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
static cycle_t __vsyscall_fn vread_tsc(void)
{
- cycle_t ret = (cycle_t)vget_cycles();
+ cycle_t ret;
+
+ /*
+ * Surround the RDTSC by barriers, to make sure it's not
+ * speculated to outside the seqlock critical section and
+ * does not cause time warps:
+ */
+ rdtsc_barrier();
+ ret = (cycle_t)vget_cycles();
+ rdtsc_barrier();
return ret >= __vsyscall_gtod_data.clock.cycle_last ?
ret : __vsyscall_gtod_data.clock.cycle_last;
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