Hazard problem in tlb-r4k.c

[Carsten Langgaard <carstenl@mips.com>]

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There seems to be a hazard problem in the local_flush_tlb_range function
in tlb-r4k.c, which the patch below will fix.
It could hit anyone, but it probably only a problem on CPUs, which
doesn't allow matching entries in the TLB.

/Carsten


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Index: arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/linux/arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c,v
retrieving revision 1.6.2.3
diff -u -r1.6.2.3 tlb-r4k.c
--- arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c	2002/01/18 03:16:24	1.6.2.3
+++ arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c	2002/05/17 11:36:58
@@ -119,12 +119,11 @@
 				idx = get_index();
 				set_entrylo0(0);
 				set_entrylo1(0);
-				set_entryhi(KSEG0);
 				if (idx < 0)
 					continue;
-				BARRIER;
 				/* Make sure all entries differ. */
 				set_entryhi(KSEG0+idx*0x2000);
+				BARRIER;
 				tlb_write_indexed();
 				BARRIER;
 			}