[PATCH 10/13] 8xx: Restore _PAGE_WRITETHRU
Joakim Tjernlund
Joakim.Tjernlund at transmode.se
Tue Jan 11 08:37:56 EST 2011
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.
Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund at transmode.se>
---
arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S | 8 ++++++++
include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index 2659a1e..43bccb1 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
* above.
*/
rlwimi r21, r20, 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 r21, r20, 32-5, 30, 30
DO_8xx_CPU6(0x3b80, r3)
mtspr MD_TWC, r21
@@ -571,6 +575,10 @@ DARFixed:
* It is bit 27 of both the Linux PTE and the TWC
*/
rlwimi r21, r20, 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 r21, r20, 32-5, 30, 30
DO_8xx_CPU6(0x3b80, r3)
mtspr MD_TWC, r21
mfspr r21, MD_TWC /* get the pte address again */
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h b/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h
index 2ba37d3..6cfc5fc 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h
@@ -298,12 +298,13 @@ extern unsigned long vmalloc_start;
#define _PAGE_NO_CACHE 0x0002 /* I: cache inhibit */
#define _PAGE_SHARED 0x0004 /* No ASID (context) compare */
-/* These three software bits must be masked out when the entry is loaded
- * into the TLB, 2 SW bits free.
+/* These four software bits must be masked out when the entry is loaded
+ * into the TLB, 1 SW bits 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
--
1.7.3.4
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