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From: Alexandre Oliva <oliva@gnu.org>
To: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>
Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>,
	linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [3.13-rc regression] Unbreak Loongson2 and r4k-generic flush icache range
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:01:22 -0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <oriotmopal.fsf@livre.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <52D3EA9B.6020404@cogentembedded.com> (Sergei Shtylyov's message of "Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:31:07 +0400")

On Jan 13, 2014, Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> wrote:

> Hello.

>> Commit 14bd8c08, that replaced Loongson2-specific ifdefs with cpu tests,
>> inverted the CPU test in local_r4k_flush_icache_range.  Loongson2 won't
>> boot up using the generic icache flush code.  Presumably other CPUs
>> might face other problems when presented with Loongson2-specific icache
>> flush code too.  This patch enabled my Yeeloong to boot up successfully
>> a 3.13-rc kernel for the first time, after a long git bisect session.

>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Oliva <lxoliva@fsfla.org>

>    Fix for this issue has been posted long ago:

> http://marc.info/?l=linux-mips&m=138575576803890

Thanks.  As long ago as that was, I still don't see it in Torvalds's
master branch.  Was a pull request including this patch ever send his
way?  Such a trivial fix for such a show-stopper shouldn't find any
difficulties making 3.13, I think.

-- 
Alexandre Oliva, freedom fighter    http://FSFLA.org/~lxoliva/
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Gandhi
Be Free! -- http://FSFLA.org/   FSF Latin America board member
Free Software Evangelist      Red Hat Brazil Compiler Engineer

      reply	other threads:[~2014-01-14 10:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-01-13 11:26 [3.13-rc regression] Unbreak Loongson2 and r4k-generic flush icache range Alexandre Oliva
2014-01-13 13:31 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-01-14 10:01   ` Alexandre Oliva [this message]

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