Re: [PATCH] x86: enable PAT for amd k8 and fam10h

From: Yinghai Lu
Date: Mon Mar 24 2008 - 22:23:59 EST


On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 6:29 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > [PATCH] x86: enable PAT for amd k8 and fam10h
> >
> > make known_pat_cpu to think amd k8 and fam10h is ok too.
> >
> > also make tom2 below to be WRBACK
> >
>
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
> > index f74505f..a9e1a27 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
> > @@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ static int pat_known_cpu(void)
> > return 1;
> > }
> > }
> > + if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD &&
> > + boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 0xf && boot_cpu_data.x86 <= 0x11) {
> > + if (cpu_has_pat) {
> > + return 1;
> > + }
> > + }
> >
> > pat_wc_enabled = 0;
> > printk(KERN_INFO "CPU and/or kernel does not support PAT.\n");
>
> This really should be handled through a CPU flag. Specifically, it
> should be handled by disabling the PAT flag if PAT is unusable or
> suspect of being unusable; it should *NOT* be stashed away in a
> completely separate piece of code.

PAT patches in x86.git latest, only support some intel CPUs.

if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL &&
(boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0xF ||
(boot_cpu_data.x86 == 6 && boot_cpu_data.x86_model >= 15))) {
if (cpu_has_pat) {
return 1;
}
}

should be moved to setup_64.c?

YH
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