[PATCH 6/8] 8xx: Restore _PAGE_WRITETHRU

Joakim Tjernlund Joakim.Tjernlund at transmode.se
Thu Oct 15 20:04:24 EST 2009


8xx has not had WRITETHRU due to lack of bits in the pte.
After the recent rewrite of the 8xx TLB code, there are
two bits left. Use one of them to WRITETHRU.

Perhaps use the last SW bit to PAGE_SPECIAL or PAGE_FILE?
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-8xx.h |    5 +++--
 arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S     |    8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-8xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-8xx.h
index f23cd15..9349d83 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-8xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-8xx.h
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
 #define _PAGE_SHARED	0x0004	/* No ASID (context) compare */
 #define _PAGE_DIRTY	0x0100	/* C: page changed */
 
-/* These 3 software bits must be masked out when the entry is loaded
- * into the TLB, 2 SW bits left.
+/* These 4 software bits must be masked out when the entry is loaded
+ * into the TLB, 1 SW bit left(0x0080).
  */
 #define _PAGE_EXEC	0x0008	/* software: i-cache coherency required */
 #define _PAGE_GUARDED	0x0010	/* software: guarded access */
 #define _PAGE_ACCESSED	0x0020	/* software: page referenced */
+#define _PAGE_WRITETHRU	0x0040	/* software: caching is write through */
 
 /* Setting any bits in the nibble with the follow two controls will
  * require a TLB exception handler change.  It is assumed unused bits
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index a1512e9..6fadc44 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
 	 * above.
 	 */
 	rlwimi	r11, r10, 0, 27, 27
+	/* Insert the WriteThru flag into the TWC from the Linux PTE.
+	 * It is bit 25 in the Linux PTE and bit 30 in the TWC
+	 */
+	rlwimi	r11, r10, 32-5, 30, 30
 	DO_8xx_CPU6(0x3b80, r3)
 	mtspr	SPRN_MD_TWC, r11
 
@@ -559,6 +563,10 @@ DARFixed:/* Return from dcbx instruction bug workaround, r10 holds value of DAR
 	 * It is bit 27 of both the Linux PTE and the TWC
 	 */
 	rlwimi	r11, r10, 0, 27, 27
+	/* Insert the WriteThru flag into the TWC from the Linux PTE.
+	 * It is bit 25 in the Linux PTE and bit 30 in the TWC
+	 */
+	rlwimi	r11, r10, 32-5, 30, 30
 	DO_8xx_CPU6(0x3b80, r3)
 	mtspr	SPRN_MD_TWC, r11
 	mfspr	r11, SPRN_MD_TWC	/* get the pte address again */
-- 
1.6.4.4



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