1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index b815a12159b2..861d77190206 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ delta_core(struct core_data *new, struct core_data *old)
         old->c7 = new->c7 - old->c7;
 }
 
+/*
+ * old = new - old
+ */
 void
 delta_thread(struct thread_data *new, struct thread_data *old,
         struct core_data *core_delta)
@@ -482,19 +485,20 @@ delta_thread(struct thread_data *new, struct thread_data *old,
 
 
         /*
-         * As mperf and tsc collection are not atomic,
-         * it is possible for mperf's non-halted cycles
+         * As counter collection is not atomic,
+         * it is possible for mperf's non-halted cycles + idle states
          * to exceed TSC's all cycles: show c1 = 0% in that case.
          */
-        if (old->mperf > old->tsc)
+        if ((old->mperf + core_delta->c3 + core_delta->c6 + core_delta->c7) > old->tsc)
                 old->c1 = 0;
         else {
                 /* normal case, derive c1 */
                 old->c1 = old->tsc - old->mperf - core_delta->c3
                                 - core_delta->c6 - core_delta->c7;
         }
+
         if (old->mperf == 0) {
-                if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "cpu%d MPERF 0!\n", old->cpu_id);
+                if (verbose > 1) fprintf(stderr, "cpu%d MPERF 0!\n", old->cpu_id);
                 old->mperf = 1; /* divide by 0 protection */
         }