PAGE_DIRTY corresponds to the C bit. If writing on a page for which the C bit is not set, a DataStoreTLBMiss is generated. No need to check it in DataLoadTLBMiss.
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.le...@c-s.fr> --- arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S index 2aec3f91c9f5..abbaf51b6f58 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S @@ -597,12 +597,10 @@ DataLoadTLBMiss: stw r0,0(r2) /* update PTE (accessed bit) */ /* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */ rlwinm r1,r0,32-10,31,31 /* _PAGE_RW -> PP lsb */ - rlwinm r2,r0,32-7,31,31 /* _PAGE_DIRTY -> PP lsb */ - and r1,r1,r2 /* writable if _RW and _DIRTY */ rlwimi r0,r0,32-1,30,30 /* _PAGE_USER -> PP msb */ rlwimi r0,r0,32-1,31,31 /* _PAGE_USER -> PP lsb */ ori r1,r1,0xe04 /* clear out reserved bits */ - andc r1,r0,r1 /* PP = user? (rw&dirty? 2: 3): 0 */ + andc r1,r0,r1 /* PP = user? rw? 2: 3: 0 */ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION rlwinm r1,r1,0,~_PAGE_COHERENT /* clear M (coherence not required) */ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_NEED_COHERENT) @@ -671,7 +669,7 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss: lwz r0,0(r2) /* get linux-style pte */ andc. r1,r1,r0 /* check access & ~permission */ bne- DataAddressInvalid /* return if access not permitted */ - ori r0,r0,_PAGE_ACCESSED|_PAGE_DIRTY + ori r0,r0,_PAGE_ACCESSED /* * NOTE! We are assuming this is not an SMP system, otherwise * we would need to update the pte atomically with lwarx/stwcx. -- 2.13.3