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kern/60596: No need to read CPUID if model/family indicated CPU has invariant TSC
>Number: 60596
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: No need to read CPUID if model/family indicated CPU has invariant TSC
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Aug 15 08:45:00 +0000 2026
>Originator: RVP
>Release: 11.99.7
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD CoreBook.local 11.99.7 NetBSD 11.99.7 (COREBOOK_DIAG) #0: Sat Aug 15 04:21:15 UTC 2026 bld@CoreBook.local:/tmp/obj/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/COREBOOK_DIAG amd64
>Description:
If the CPU model and family indicate a invariant TSC, don't bother
checking the CPUID again. This is a teeny optimization.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
```
--- sys/arch/x86/x86/tsc.c.orig 2026-03-01 13:57:41.000000000 +0000
+++ sys/arch/x86/x86/tsc.c 2026-03-19 04:50:09.497920788 +0000
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
}
}
+ if (invariant)
+ return true;
+
/*
* The best way to check whether the TSC counter is invariant or not
* is to check CPUID 80000007.
```
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