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From: "Bryan O'Donoghue" <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo2.kernel.org@gmail.com>
Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com,
	x86@kernel.org, dvhart@infradead.org, andy.schevchenko@gmail.com,
	boon.leong.ong@intel.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, derek.browne@intel.com,
	josef.ahmad@intel.com, erik.nyquist@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/quark: Add Quark embedded SRAM self-test
Date: Wed, 06 May 2015 07:27:06 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <554A24BA.80605@nexus-software.ie> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150506100211.GB16458@gmail.com>

On 06/05/15 03:02, Ingo Molnar wrote:

>> + * This function is carefully constructed to measure and verify the
>> + * performance boost provided by eSRAM. We invalidate the cache with a
>> + * wbinvd() and then perform a series of reads - each of which will cause a
>> + * cacheline miss. We measure the aggregate time it takes to complete the
>> + * series of reads and return the delta in cycles. The calling function will
>> + * pass either a pointer to DRAM or a pointer to eSRAM.
>> + *
>> + * @param walker:	Pointer to RAM area to test.
>> + * @return:		Number of cycles to complete test.
>> + */

<snip>

>
> So I don't see the wbinvd() that the description mentions.

wbinvd(); isn't required to make the test do it's job. Missed scrubbing 
from the description - damn :(

>
>> + * esram_self_test_init - entry point for IMR driver.
>> + * esram_self_test_exit - exit point for IMR code.
>
> Stale 'IMR' references left over from copy & paste?

Yep


  reply	other threads:[~2015-05-06 14:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-05-04  2:17 [PATCH 0/2] x86/quark: Add eSRAM driver and test code Bryan O'Donoghue
2015-05-04  2:17 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/quark: Add Quark embedded SRAM support Bryan O'Donoghue
2015-05-04 15:00   ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-05-05 13:48     ` Bryan O'Donoghue
2015-05-05 20:07       ` Darren Hart
2015-05-05 22:19     ` H. Peter Anvin
2015-05-05  8:44   ` Paul Bolle
2015-05-05 13:03     ` Bryan O'Donoghue
2015-05-06  9:58   ` Ingo Molnar
2015-05-06 15:46     ` Bryan O'Donoghue
2015-05-04  2:17 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/quark: Add Quark embedded SRAM self-test Bryan O'Donoghue
2015-05-05  8:34   ` Paul Bolle
2015-05-06 10:02   ` Ingo Molnar
2015-05-06 14:27     ` Bryan O'Donoghue [this message]
2015-05-06 10:08   ` Ingo Molnar
2015-05-06  9:52 ` [PATCH 0/2] x86/quark: Add eSRAM driver and test code Ingo Molnar
2015-05-06 15:27   ` Bryan O'Donoghue

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