[PATCH 3/4] x86: Use clflushopt in drm_clflush_page

From: Ross Zwisler
Date: Wed Feb 26 2014 - 14:13:15 EST


If clflushopt is available on the system, use it instead of clflush in
drm_clflush_page.

Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H Peter Anvin <h.peter.anvin@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_cache.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_cache.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_cache.c
index bb8f580..c518fb6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_cache.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_cache.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
#include <drm/drmP.h>

#if defined(CONFIG_X86)
+
+/*
+ * clflushopt is an unordered instruction which needs fencing with mfence or
+ * sfence to avoid ordering issues. For drm_clflush_page this fencing happens
+ * in the caller.
+ */
static void
drm_clflush_page(struct page *page)
{
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ drm_clflush_page(struct page *page)

page_virtual = kmap_atomic(page);
for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE; i += size)
- clflush(page_virtual + i);
+ clflushopt(page_virtual + i);
kunmap_atomic(page_virtual);
}

--
1.7.10.4

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