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From:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
To:     Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@gmail.com>
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        Shinya Kuribayashi <shinya.kuribayashi@necel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] Loongson-2F: Flush the branch target history such
 as BTB and RAS
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On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:34:15PM +0800, Wu Zhangjin wrote:

> From: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@gmail.com>
> 
> As the Chapter 15: "Errata: Issue of Out-of-order in loongson"[1] shows, to
> workaround the Issue of Loongson-2F，We need to do:
> 
> "When switching from user mode to kernel mode, you should flush the
> branch target history such as BTB and RAS."
> 
> This patch did clear BTB(branch target buffer), forbid RAS(return
> address stack) via Loongson-2F's 64bit diagnostic register.
> 
> [1] Chinese Version: http://www.loongson.cn/uploadfile/file/200808211
> [2] English Version of Chapter 15:
> http://groups.google.com.hk/group/loongson-dev/msg/e0d2e220958f10a6?dmode=source

Thanks, applied.

  Ralf