[PATCH] powerpc/mm: Invalidate partition table cache on host proc tbl base update
Michael Ellerman
mpe at ellerman.id.au
Thu Aug 3 16:30:39 AEST 2017
Suraj Jitindar Singh <sjitindarsingh at gmail.com> writes:
> The host process table base is stored in the partition table by calling
> the function native_register_process_table(). Currently this just sets
> the entry in memory and is missing a proceeding cache invalidation
> instruction. Any update to the partition table should be followed by a
> cache invalidation instruction specifying invalidation of the caching of
> any partition table entries (RIC = 2, PRS = 0).
>
> We already have a function to update the partition table with the
> required cache invalidation instructions - mmu_partition_table_set_entry().
> Update the native_register_process_table() function to call
> mmu_partition_table_set_entry(), this ensures all appropriate
> invalidation will be performed.
Without this patch the kernel will:
[ ] work normally
[ ] randomly crash
[ ] catch fire
?
cheers
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