Optimized C3 Entry Handling For AMD CPUs Queued For Linux 5.15

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Optimized C3 Entry Handling For AMD CPUs Queued For Linux 5.15

25 August 2021, 03:20 PM

Phoronix: Optimized C3 Entry Handling For AMD CPUs Queued For Linux 5.15

The work I initially wrote about last week for AMD optimizing their C3 entry handling to avoid an unnecessary cache flush will now be picked up for the upcoming Linux 5.15 kernel cycle...

Optimized C3 Entry Handling For AMD CPUs Queued For Linux 5.15 - Phoronix

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26 August 2021, 01:09 PM

AFAIK the C3 sleep state was introduced with the K7 Athlon, so every multi-core AMD chip supports C3 sleep. This optimization applies to every multi-core AMD chip ever made?
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