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From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>,
	jens.axboe@oracle.com
Subject: Re: Buggy IPI and MTRR code on low memory
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:22:08 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090128102208.68a900cc@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0901281221450.25359@gandalf.stny.rr.com>

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:24:48 -0500 (EST)
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:


> > ---
> I'll have skip the NMI test and see if it locks up any place else.

if you get an NMI during MTRR changing you are more or less screwed.
Really. (the cpu is uncachable etc)

the MTRR code should disable NMIs as much as possible.

and for sure in -RT, the MTRR change section should not be preemptable
at all.

-- 
Arjan van de Ven 	Intel Open Source Technology Centre
For development, discussion and tips for power savings, 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-01-28 18:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-28 16:38 Buggy IPI and MTRR code on low memory Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 16:41 ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 16:46 ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-28 16:56   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 17:00     ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-28 17:24   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 18:20     ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-28 18:52       ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 18:22     ` Arjan van de Ven [this message]
2009-01-28 18:34       ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 21:12 ` Andrew Morton
2009-01-28 21:13   ` Andrew Morton
2009-01-28 21:23     ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 22:07       ` Andrew Morton
2009-01-28 22:47         ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 23:20           ` Andrew Morton
2009-01-28 23:50             ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-28 23:25 ` Rusty Russell
2009-01-28 23:41   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29  0:52   ` [PATCH] use per cpu data for single cpu ipi calls Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29  1:30     ` Andrew Morton
2009-01-29  1:56       ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29  8:49       ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-29 11:13         ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-29 11:41           ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-29 13:42             ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-29 14:07             ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29 15:08         ` [PATCH -v2] " Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29 15:33           ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-29 16:17             ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-29 17:21           ` Linus Torvalds
2009-01-29 17:44             ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29 17:50               ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29 18:08               ` Linus Torvalds
2009-01-29 18:11                 ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29 18:23                 ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-29 18:31                   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-29 18:39                   ` Linus Torvalds
2009-01-29 18:44                     ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-30 11:23                       ` Jens Axboe
2009-01-30 12:32                         ` [PATCH -v3] " Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-30 12:38                           ` Jens Axboe
2009-01-30 12:48                             ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-30 12:55                               ` Jens Axboe
2009-01-30 12:56                                 ` Jens Axboe
2009-01-30 13:00                                   ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-30 13:02                           ` [PATCH -v4] " Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-30 14:51                             ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-30 16:04                           ` [PATCH -v3] " Linus Torvalds
2009-01-30 16:16                             ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-31  8:44                               ` Jens Axboe
2009-01-29 18:49                 ` [PATCH -v2] " Ingo Molnar
2009-01-30  1:55                 ` Rusty Russell
2009-01-29 17:47             ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-29 17:55               ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-01-29 18:08                 ` Steven Rostedt
2009-01-30  1:11           ` Rusty Russell

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