Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Enable fast strings on Intel if BIOS hasn't already

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Wed May 01 2013 - 13:35:39 EST


On 05/01/2013 09:54 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>
> (Just my luck. I'm currently trying to implement WT via PAT by
> stealing a slot from either UC or UC-.)
>

NAK on that. Use a slot in the upper half, perhaps (we already
blacklist the CPUs for which the upper half aren't usable.)

What do you want WT for, anyway?

> Is there any code that memcpys across memory types and expects any
> particularly sensible behavior out of it?

Unlikely (see my post.)

-hpa

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