Re: [PATCH] arch/i386/pci/mmconfig.c tlb flush fix

From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Tue Sep 26 2006 - 12:33:37 EST


Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tuesday 26 September 2006 17:45, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
>> Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > OGAWA Hirofumi <hogawa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> >>
>> >> We use the fixmap for accessing pci config space in pci_mmcfg_read/write().
>> >> The problem is in pci_exp_set_dev_base(). It is caching a last
>> >> accessed address to avoid calling set_fixmap_nocache() whenever
>> >> pci_mmcfg_read/write() is used.
>> >
>> >
>> > Good catch. I already had another report of mmconfig corruption on i386,
>> > but didn't have time to look at it yet.
>> >
>> > Will be definitely stable material once it hit mainline.
>>
>> Indeed.
>>
>> If I found this in mainline, should I send something like a reminder
>> email with patch to you, Greg?
>
> I have it already queued for both.

Oh, thanks.
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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