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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org, x86@kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, jbeulich@suse.com,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>,
	Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com>,
	Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@intel.com>,
	Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@linux.intel.com>,
	David Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/pat: add functions to query specific cache mode availability
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:45:10 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YoT4Zk/SxBgadq2b@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220503132207.17234-3-jgross@suse.com>

On Tue, May 03, 2022 at 03:22:07PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Some drivers are using pat_enabled() in order to test availability of
> special caching modes (WC and UC-). This will lead to false negatives
> in case the system was booted e.g. with the "nopat" variant and the
> BIOS did setup the PAT MSR supporting the queried mode, or if the
> system is running as a Xen PV guest.
> 
> Add test functions for those caching modes instead and use them at the
> appropriate places.
> 
> For symmetry reasons export the already existing x86_has_pat_wp() for
> modules, too.

No, we never export unused functionality.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-05-18 13:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-05-03 13:22 [PATCH 0/2] x86/pat: fix querying available caching modes Juergen Gross
2022-05-03 13:22 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/pat: fix x86_has_pat_wp() Juergen Gross
2022-05-27 10:21   ` Juergen Gross
2022-06-14 15:09   ` Juergen Gross
2022-06-20  5:22     ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2022-06-20  5:30       ` Juergen Gross
2022-06-20  6:15         ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2022-06-20 10:26   ` Borislav Petkov
2022-06-20 10:41     ` Juergen Gross
2022-06-20 15:27       ` Dave Hansen
2022-06-20 15:34         ` Juergen Gross
2022-05-03 13:22 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/pat: add functions to query specific cache mode availability Juergen Gross
2022-05-04  8:31   ` Jan Beulich
2022-05-04  9:14     ` Juergen Gross
2022-05-04  9:51       ` Jan Beulich
2022-05-20  4:43       ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20  5:56         ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20  6:05         ` Jan Beulich
2022-05-20  6:59           ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20  8:30             ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20  9:41               ` Jan Beulich
2022-05-20 13:33                 ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20 14:06                   ` Jan Beulich
2022-05-20 14:48                     ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-21 10:47                       ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2022-05-24 18:32                         ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-25  7:45                           ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2022-05-25  8:04                             ` Juergen Gross
2022-05-25  8:37                             ` Jan Beulich
2022-05-25  8:51                               ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2022-05-25 19:25                             ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20 15:46                     ` [REGRESSION} " Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20 17:13                       ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20 17:17                         ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-18 13:45   ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2022-05-20  2:15   ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-20  2:21     ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-05-21 13:24   ` Chuck Zmudzinski
2022-07-11  9:46 ` [tip: x86/urgent] x86/pat: Fix x86_has_pat_wp() tip-bot2 for Juergen Gross
2022-07-13 10:45 ` tip-bot2 for Juergen Gross
2022-07-13 10:52 ` tip-bot2 for Juergen Gross

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