[RFC:PATCH 06/06] powerpc: Don't clear _PAGE_COHERENT when _PAGE_SAO is set

Dave Kleikamp shaggy at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Wed Jun 11 08:01:30 EST 2008


powerpc: Don't clear _PAGE_COHERENT when _PAGE_SAO is set

This is a placeholder.  Benh tells me that he will come up with a better fix.

Signed-off-by: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---

 arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -Nurp linux005/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c linux006/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
--- linux005/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c	2008-06-05 10:07:34.000000000 -0500
+++ linux006/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c	2008-06-10 16:48:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ static long pSeries_lpar_hpte_insert(uns
 	flags = 0;
 
 	/* Make pHyp happy */
-	if (rflags & (_PAGE_GUARDED|_PAGE_NO_CACHE))
+	if ((rflags & _PAGE_GUARDED) ||
+	    ((rflags & _PAGE_NO_CACHE) & !(rflags & _PAGE_WRITETHRU)))
 		hpte_r &= ~_PAGE_COHERENT;
 
 	lpar_rc = plpar_pte_enter(flags, hpte_group, hpte_v, hpte_r, &slot);



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