[PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

Naveen N. Rao naveen.n.rao at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Mar 24 00:22:51 AEDT 2020


Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 04:55:48PM +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote:
>> Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit
>> designs prior to PowerPC architecture version 2.01 and got obsolete
>> from version 2.01.
> 
> It was added back in 2.03.  It also exists in 64-bit designs (using
> category embedded), in 2.07 still even.

Indeed, it has been part of Book3e.

It isn't clear if this is still useful in this context (xmon) though, 
since 'dcbf' seems to be equivalent in most respects. At the very least, 
we should restrict this to Book3e, if it is of value there.


- Naveen



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