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-rw-r--r--drivers/idle/intel_idle.c8
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 9a810e4a7946..bf3dd4a19fef 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*/
/*
- * intel_idle is a cpuidle driver that loads on specific Intel processors
+ * intel_idle is a cpuidle driver that loads on all Intel CPUs with MWAIT
* in lieu of the legacy ACPI processor_idle driver. The intent is to
* make Linux more efficient on these processors, as intel_idle knows
* more than ACPI, as well as make Linux more immune to ACPI BIOS bugs.
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
* All CPUs have same idle states as boot CPU
*
* Chipset BM_STS (bus master status) bit is a NOP
- * for preventing entry into deep C-stats
+ * for preventing entry into deep C-states
+ *
+ * CPU will flush caches as needed when entering a C-state via MWAIT
+ * (in contrast to entering ACPI C3, in which case the WBINVD
+ * instruction needs to be executed to flush the caches)
*/
/*