[PATCH]x86-x86_64 flush cache for CPU hotplug

Shaohua Li
2005-06-10T03:22:46Z

Hi,
We should flush cache at CPU hotplug. An error has been observed data is
corrupted after CPU hotplug in CPUs with bigger cache.
I guess IA64 requires similar change, Ashok?

Thanks,
Shaohua

Signed-off-by: Shaohua.li<shaohua.li@intel.com>
---

linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-root/arch/i386/kernel/process.c | 1 +
linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-root/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/process.c~flush_cache_cpuhotplug arch/i386/kernel/process.c
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/arch/i386/kernel/process.c~flush_cache_cpuhotplug 2005-06-10 10:56:05.082247160 +0800
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-root/arch/i386/kernel/process.c 2005-06-10 11:05:10.597316264 +0800
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static inline void play_dead(void)
{
/* This must be done before dead CPU ack */
cpu_exit_clear();
+ wbinvd();
mb();
/* Ack it */
__get_cpu_var(cpu_state) = CPU_DEAD;
diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c~flush_cache_cpuhotplug arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c~flush_cache_cpuhotplug 2005-06-10 10:56:18.270242280 +0800
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-root/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c 2005-06-10 11:05:23.206399392 +0800
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, cpu_state);
static inline void play_dead(void)
{
idle_task_exit();
+ wbinvd();
mb();
/* Ack it */
__get_cpu_var(cpu_state) = CPU_DEAD;
_