RE: [PATCH] arch/ppc/8xx_io/enet.c, version 3

["Stephan Linke" <Stephan.Linke@epygi.de>]

Hi Jocke,

I am running a 2.4.18 kernel. Maybe that's the problem?
But let me guess: keeping the invalidate_dcache_range() would be fine as well for our 8xx board?

Stephan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joakim Tjernlund [mailto:joakim.tjernlund@lumentis.se]
> Sent: Dienstag, 4. Februar 2003 10:59
> To: Stephan Linke
> Cc: Linuxppc-Embedded
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] arch/ppc/8xx_io/enet.c, version 3
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am on an 862. Anyway I can't find another definition of dma_cache_inv() but the NO OP in asm-ppc/io.h. Could you give
> me e hint
> > where it is defined in your kernel?
>
> It's in asm-ppc/io.h (2.4.20) and there are 2 definitions of dma_cache_inv() which depends on
> CONFIG_NOT_COHERENT_CACHE(should be defined for 8xx). What kernel version are you running?
>
>  Jocke
> >
> > Thanks, Stephan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joakim Tjernlund [mailto:joakim.tjernlund@lumentis.se]
> > > Sent: Montag, 3. Februar 2003 18:23
> > > To: Stephan Linke
> > > Subject: RE: [PATCH] arch/ppc/8xx_io/enet.c, version 3
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Jocke,
> > > >
> > > > in your latest patch you are using dma_cache_inv() instead of invalidate_dcache_range().
> > > > The only dma_cache_inv() I can find is in include/asm-ppc/io.h. and it's a "do{}while (0)".
> > > > Are you shure that this was your intention? It seames to me like you could remove that call as well.
> > >
> > > I guess you are on 8260? On 8260 there is no need for invalidate_dcache_range() since
> > > it's the CPM is cache coherent. On 8xx it is not cache coherent. I switched
> > > to dma_cache_inv() because it's a no op on 8260 and a invalidate_dcache_range() on 8xx so
> > > it would be easy to adapt the patch to both CPU's.
> > >
> > >  Jocke
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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