AppleIntelInfo.kext - Severe incompatibility issue with i9-7980XE - please resolve !

[KGP]

Hi Pike,

below an urgent reminder and request to update AppleIntelInfo.kext for i9-7980XE compatibility. Your current AppleIntelInfo.kext distribution is at odd with the latter processor. Immediate reboot when executing "sudo kextload AppleIntelInfo.kext" with the i9-7980XE...

Please resolve this issue as soon as possible...

Many thanks in advance,

KGP

[esetnik]

I have instant reboot when kextload AppleIntelInfo.kext with i7-7700k and HWP enabled following https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/skylake-hwp-enable.214915/

[KGP]

In contrary to your exotic XCPM approach, I use Pike's ssdtPRGen.sh and ssdt.aml with SMBIOS iMac17,1... Even with this fully compatible and fully functional XCPM implementation, I witness an immediate reboot when executing "sudo kextload AppleIntelInfo.kext" with my i9-7980XE... Up to my knowledge, "sudo kextload AppleIntelInfo.kext" and AppleIntelInfo.kext work absolutely flawless with any other Skylake-X processor! I myself formerly used a i7-7800X without any issues on the same build and with the same system configuration!

[KGP]

Pike, how are doing? Hope everything is just fine there!

Is there any severe incompatibility problem between AppleIntelInfo.kext and the i9-7980XE or what is the reason that you do not respond at all on my issue report for already more than 23 days? I would extremely appreciate if you could come up with a short feedback or update as soon as possible..

Many thanks in advance, KGP

[Piker-Alpha]

Sorry folks. I'm so busy trying to keep up with everything and since I don't have a fix handy, replying seemed pointless. Let's try to move this forward now that you have my attention ;)

First. Change all compiler directives to 0:

#define REPORT_MSRS			1
#define REPORT_RAPL_MSRS		1
#define REPORT_HWP				1
#define REPORT_HDC				1
#define REPORT_IGPU_P_STATES	1
#define REPORT_C_STATES		1
#define REPORT_IPG_STYLE		1
#define ENABLE_HWP				1
#define WRITE_LOG_REPORT		1

Now recompile and try again.

[KGP]

Thanks for your response, Pike! My system currently is broken. As soon I am up again, I will come back with some feedback to your above instructions.

[KGP]

Sorry for the delay in my response .. it took me several days to fix my pc...

Well I am able to set all compiler directives to 1 apart from #define REPORT_MSRS..

#define REPORT_MSRS set to 1 causes the reboot with the i9-7980XE...

[Piker-Alpha]

Have you tried to only set REPORT_MSRS to 1?

If that fails, with all others set to 0, then please add a return statement after a few lines in:

void AppleIntelInfo::reportMSRs(void)

To see if you can locate the exact spot that triggers the problem.

[KGP]

o.k. with

#define REPORT_MSRS				1
#define REPORT_RAPL_MSRS		0
#define REPORT_HWP				0
#define REPORT_HDC				0

#define REPORT_IGPU_P_STATES	0
#define REPORT_C_STATES			0
#define REPORT_IPG_STYLE		0
#define REPORT_INTEL_REGS		0

#define ENABLE_HWP				0

#define WRITE_LOG_REPORT		0

I cannot even compile AppleIntelInfo.plist and I get the following compilation errors:

In file included from /Users/kgp/Desktop/AppleIntelInfo-master/AppleIntelInfo/AppleIntelInfo.cpp:13:
/Users/kgp/Desktop/AppleIntelInfo-master/AppleIntelInfo/AppleIntelInfo.h:107:10: warning: 
      'IOLOG' macro redefined [-Wmacro-redefined]
        #define IOLOG(fmt, args...) os_log_with_type(OS_LOG_DEFAULT, OS_...
                ^
/Users/kgp/Desktop/AppleIntelInfo-master/AppleIntelInfo/AppleIntelInfo.h:102:10: note: 
      previous definition is here
        #define IOLOG(fmt, args...) IOLog(fmt, ##args)
                ^
/Users/kgp/Desktop/AppleIntelInfo-master/AppleIntelInfo/AppleIntelInfo.cpp:1062:7: error: 
      use of undeclared identifier 'gCheckC7'
                if (gCheckC7)
                    ^
/Users/kgp/Desktop/AppleIntelInfo-master/AppleIntelInfo/AppleIntelInfo.cpp:1087:7: error: 
      use of undeclared identifier 'gCheckC7'
                if (gCheckC7)
                    ^
1 warning and 2 errors generated.

** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	CompileC build/AppleIntelInfo.build/Release/AppleIntelInfo.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/AppleIntelInfo.o AppleIntelInfo/AppleIntelInfo.cpp normal x86_64 c++ com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler
(1 failure)

Other question: If I would finally succeed in compiling AppleIntelInfo just with REPORT_MSRS to 1 how does the return statement looks like?

IOReturn result		= kIOReturnSuccess;

?

And where to place it in AppleIntelInfo.h? Here?

#ifdef REPORT_MSRS
	void reportMSRs(void);

	#ifdef REPORT_HWP
	void reportHWP(void);
	#endif

	#ifdef REPORT_HWP
	void reportHDC(void);
	#endif

	bool hasCPUFeature(long targetCPUFeature);

	bool logMSRs		= true;		// Set <key>logIGPU</key> to <false/> in Info.plist to disable this feature.
#endif