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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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* Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> wrote:

> You answered the wrong question. :) I understand the point of the non-temporal 
> stores -- I don't understand the point of using non-temporal stores to *WB 
> memory*.  I think we should be okay with having the kernel mapping use WT 
> instead.

WB memory is write-through, but they are still fully cached for reads.

So non-temporal instructions influence how the CPU will allocate (or not allocate) 
WT cache lines.

Thanks,

	Ingo