[PATCH 0/8] 8xx: Misc fixes for buggy insn

Joakim Tjernlund joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se
Wed Nov 11 08:05:44 EST 2009


Scott Wood <scottwood at freescale.com> wrote on 10/11/2009 21:00:07:
>
> Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > I think I have misunderstood, its is not CPU15 or 8xx problem per se, it
> > is a general problem that could happen to any ppc CPU, right?
> > 8xx just happen to be the first CPU that hits this case due to my
> > DAR fixing
>
> Is there any chip other than 8xx where the kernel text is not always pinned?

No idea, something for the list to comment on.
But if so 8xx should do the same(at least for ITLB), there is
no other way to guarantee this problem won't happen I think.

 Jocke



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