Scott Wood <scottw...@freescale.com> wrote on 2011/01/13 21:44:00:
> > BTW, it occurred to me that the following 8xx quirk is best
> > done in 8xx code:
> >
> > From c1985a3b8b16d96ddce5ef90d5a15e70fb8a2aec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernl...@transmode.se>
> > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:24:22 +0100
> > Subject: [PATCH] 8xx: Move invalidation of non present TLBs
> >
> > 8xx does not invalidate ~PRESENT TLBs, move the workaround
> > in mm/fault.c here to keep 8xx quirks localized.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernl...@transmode.se>
> > ---
> > arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S | 12 ++++++++++--
> > arch/ppc/mm/fault.c | 7 -------
> > 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S
> > index 75acaa0..24b206c 100644
> > --- a/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S
> > +++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/head_8xx.S
> > @@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ DataAccess:
> > mr r5,r20
> > mfspr r4,DAR
> > stw r4,_DAR(r21)
> > - li r20,0x00f0
> > + /* invalidate ~PRESENT TLBs, 8xx MMU don't do this */
> > + andis. r20,r5,0x4000
> > + beq+ 1f
> > + tlbie r4
> > +1: li r20,0x00f
> > mtspr DAR,r20 /* Tag DAR */
> > addi r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
> > li r20,MSR_KERNEL
> > @@ -238,7 +242,11 @@ InstructionAccess:
> > addi r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
> > mr r4,r22
> > mr r5,r23
> > - li r20,MSR_KERNEL
> > + /* invalidate ~PRESENT TLBs, 8xx MMU don't do this */
> > + andis. r20,r5,0x4000
> > + beq+ 1f
> > + tlbie r4
> > +1: li r20,MSR_KERNEL
> > rlwimi r20,r23,0,16,16 /* copy EE bit from saved MSR */
> > FINISH_EXCEPTION(do_page_fault)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/ppc/mm/fault.c b/arch/ppc/mm/fault.c
> > index 874005a..8819fb1 100644
> > --- a/arch/ppc/mm/fault.c
> > +++ b/arch/ppc/mm/fault.c
> > @@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long
> > address,
> > else
> > is_write = error_code & 0x02000000;
> > #endif /* CONFIG_4xx || CONFIG_BOOKE */
> > -#if defined(CONFIG_8xx)
> > - /* 8xx does no invalidate TLBs that are ~PRESENT,
> > - * do it here.
> > - */
> > - if (error_code & 0x40000000)
> > - _tlbie(address);
> > -#endif
> > #if defined(CONFIG_XMON) || defined(CONFIG_KGDB)
> > if (debugger_fault_handler && regs->trap == 0x300) {
> > debugger_fault_handler(regs);
> > --
> > 1.7.3.4
> >
> > Scott, what do you think of this? Is it safe to call tlbie in this context?
>
> I'd guess so (I assume the concern is MMU translation being off?), but I
> don't have any particular knowledge about this. I'd be checking the
> same manual that you have. :-)
I noticed 2.6 uses tlbie in CPU15 errata workaround so it is fine
and it is better to invalidate as soon as possible to free up a TLB slot.
Runs on my old 2.4 too.
Jocke
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