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From: Andreas Werner <wernerandy@gmx.de>
To: tglx@linutronix.de
Cc: mingo@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com, x86@kernel.org,
	dave@linux.vnet.ibm.com, khlebnikov@openvz.org,
	suresh.b.siddha@intel.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, wernerandy@gmx.de
Subject: [PATCH] X86: MM: Add PAT Type write-through in combination with mtrr
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:01:25 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1377414085-3801-1-git-send-email-wernerandy@gmx.de> (raw)

This patch adds the Write-through memory type in combination with mtrr.
If you call ioremap_cache to request cachable memory (write-back) the function
tries to set the PAT to write-back only if the mtrr setting of the requested region
is also marked as Write-Back.

If the mttr regions are marked e.g. as Write-through or with other types, the function will
always return UC- memory.

If you check the Intel document " IA-32 SDM vol 3a table Effective Memory Type", there
are many other combinations possible.

This patch will only add the following combination:
  PAT=Write-Back + MTRR=Write-Through = Effective Memory of Write-Through

Tested on - Intel (R) Atom E680 (Tunnel Creek)
          - Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo

Signed-off-by: Andreas Werner <wernerandy@gmx.de>
---
 arch/x86/mm/pat.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 6574388..9cfe107 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -149,10 +149,15 @@ static unsigned long pat_x_mtrr_type(u64 start, u64 end, unsigned long req_type)
 		u8 mtrr_type;
 
 		mtrr_type = mtrr_type_lookup(start, end);
-		if (mtrr_type != MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK)
-			return _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS;
 
-		return _PAGE_CACHE_WB;
+		switch (mtrr_type) {
+		case MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK:
+		case MTRR_TYPE_WRTHROUGH:
+		  return _PAGE_CACHE_WB;
+
+		default:
+		  return _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return req_type;
-- 
1.8.3.4


             reply	other threads:[~2013-08-25  7:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-25  7:01 Andreas Werner [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-10-27 12:55 [PATCH] X86: MM: Add PAT Type write-through in combination with mtrr Andreas Werner
2013-10-27 13:34 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-27 16:51   ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-27 17:31     ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-27 17:56       ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-27 19:01         ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-28  6:29           ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-28 10:17             ` Ingo Molnar
2013-10-28 10:29               ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-28 10:31                 ` Ingo Molnar
2013-10-28 10:44                   ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-28 10:45                   ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-28 10:51                     ` Ingo Molnar
2013-10-28 10:53                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-10-28 11:02                       ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-28 10:31                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-10-28 10:34               ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-28 10:57                 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-28 11:25                   ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-28 11:45                     ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-28 12:03                       ` Andreas Werner
2013-10-28 13:58                         ` Borislav Petkov
2013-10-28 14:19                           ` Andreas Werner

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