Public bug reported:

[Impact]
Userspace reads of CNTVCT_EL0 are broken on HiSilicon D05 systems, which breaks 
some applications such as OpenMPI.

[Test Case]
#include <sys/times.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   unsigned int freq;
   __asm__ __volatile__ ("mrs %0, CNTFRQ_EL0" : "=r" (freq));
   printf("freq %d\n",freq);
    return (int)freq;
}

==================================
gcc test.c test
./test

This will report an illegal instruction, but should print a frequency
value.

[Regression Risk]
The best way we can minimize risk is to verify on both a system that has an 
errata handler for the timer (D05) and a system that doesn't. We should then be 
exercising both code paths.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: In Progress

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => dann frazier (dannf)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => dann frazier (dannf)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
       Status: New => In Progress

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1688164

Title:
  arm64: Add CNTFRQ_EL0 handler

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Zesty:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Userspace reads of CNTVCT_EL0 are broken on HiSilicon D05 systems, which 
breaks some applications such as OpenMPI.

  [Test Case]
  #include <sys/times.h>
  #include <stdio.h>

  int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  {
     unsigned int freq;
     __asm__ __volatile__ ("mrs %0, CNTFRQ_EL0" : "=r" (freq));
     printf("freq %d\n",freq);
      return (int)freq;
  }

  ==================================
  gcc test.c test
  ./test

  This will report an illegal instruction, but should print a frequency
  value.

  [Regression Risk]
  The best way we can minimize risk is to verify on both a system that has an 
errata handler for the timer (D05) and a system that doesn't. We should then be 
exercising both code paths.

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