Re: why it not write those 6bits to entrylo0/1 register?

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 04:59:59PM +0800, figo zhang wrote:

> > > why this right shift 6 bits? this 6 bits contain some important bit, such
> > > as:
> > > C: [bit3~5]: cohereny attribute of page
> >
> > No, the low 6 bits contain other information maintained by the kernel.
> > Shifting right by 6 bits is used to drop these software bits.  The
> > hardware bits are stored in bits 6 and up in a pte so the shift operation
> > is going to move them into the right place.
> >
> 
> But i have see the kernel code: include/asm-mips/pgtable-bits.h:
> #define _CACHE_UNCACHED             (2<<3)
> #define _CACHE_CACHABLE_NONCOHERENT (3<<3)
> #define _CACHE_CACHABLE_COW         (3<<3)  /* Au1x                    */

This is code for the special case where CONFIG_64BIT_PHYS_ADDR and
CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32 are both defined.  In that case tlb-r4k.c also won't do
shifting.

> in include/asm-mips/pgtbale.h:
> #define PAGE_READONLY __pgprot(_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_READ | \
>    PAGE_CACHABLE_DEFAULT)
> 
> so, if i set a page attrubite is PAGE_READONLY, this attribute will set to
> pte , right? so ,
> why it should shift 6 bits?
> 
> >
> > > D:
> > > V:
> > > G:
> > >
> > > and how the kernel write the this 6 bit to entrylo0/1 register?
> >
> > A TLB write instruction about 5 lines further down in the code.
> >
> 
> which function write those 6 bits to register? tlb_write_indexed() ? if i
> want set pages cache attribute is uncached/write-back , how it can set it
> correctly to MIPS?

See drivers/char/mem.c; search for pgprot_noncached().  This is where
for uncached mmaps pick the apropriate page protection and cache bits.
Several other drivers may do equivalent things.

  Ralf