[PATCH v8 7/7] x86, mm: Add set_memory_wt() for WT

From: Toshi Kani
Date: Tue Feb 24 2015 - 19:15:59 EST


This patch adds set_memory_wt(), set_memory_array_wt() and
set_pages_array_wt() for setting specified range(s) of the
regular memory to WT.

Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx>
---
Documentation/x86/pat.txt | 9 ++++--
arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h | 6 +++-
arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
3 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
index be7b8c2..bf4339c 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ set_memory_uc | UC- | -- | -- |
set_memory_wc | WC | -- | -- |
set_memory_wb | | | |
| | | |
+set_memory_wt | WT | -- | -- |
+ set_memory_wb | | | |
+ | | | |
pci sysfs resource | -- | -- | UC- |
| | | |
pci sysfs resource_wc | -- | -- | WC |
@@ -117,8 +120,8 @@ can be more restrictive, in case of any existing aliasing for that address.
For example: If there is an existing uncached mapping, a new ioremap_wc can
return uncached mapping in place of write-combine requested.

-set_memory_[uc|wc] and set_memory_wb should be used in pairs, where driver will
-first make a region uc or wc and switch it back to wb after use.
+set_memory_[uc|wc|wt] and set_memory_wb should be used in pairs, where driver
+will first make a region uc, wc or wt and switch it back to wb after use.

Over time writes to /proc/mtrr will be deprecated in favor of using PAT based
interfaces. Users writing to /proc/mtrr are suggested to use above interfaces.
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ interfaces. Users writing to /proc/mtrr are suggested to use above interfaces.
Drivers should use ioremap_[uc|wc] to access PCI BARs with [uc|wc] access
types.

-Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc] to set access type for RAM ranges.
+Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc|wt] to set access type for RAM ranges.


PAT debugging
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
index 47c8e32..b6f7457 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
/*
* The set_memory_* API can be used to change various attributes of a virtual
* address range. The attributes include:
- * Cachability : UnCached, WriteCombining, WriteBack
+ * Cachability : UnCached, WriteCombining, WriteThrough, WriteBack
* Executability : eXeutable, NoteXecutable
* Read/Write : ReadOnly, ReadWrite
* Presence : NotPresent
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@

int _set_memory_uc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int _set_memory_wc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
+int _set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int _set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int set_memory_uc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int set_memory_wc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
+int set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
int set_memory_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
@@ -48,10 +50,12 @@ int set_memory_4k(unsigned long addr, int numpages);

int set_memory_array_uc(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
int set_memory_array_wc(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
+int set_memory_array_wt(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
int set_memory_array_wb(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);

int set_pages_array_uc(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
int set_pages_array_wc(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
+int set_pages_array_wt(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
int set_pages_array_wb(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);

/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 1965fc8..9308527 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -1504,12 +1504,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_uc);
static int _set_memory_array(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray,
enum page_cache_mode new_type)
{
+ enum page_cache_mode set_type;
int i, j;
int ret;

- /*
- * for now UC MINUS. see comments in ioremap_nocache()
- */
for (i = 0; i < addrinarray; i++) {
ret = reserve_memtype(__pa(addr[i]), __pa(addr[i]) + PAGE_SIZE,
new_type, NULL);
@@ -1517,9 +1515,12 @@ static int _set_memory_array(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray,
goto out_free;
}

+ /* If WC, set to UC- first and then WC */
+ set_type = (new_type == _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC) ?
+ _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS : new_type;
+
ret = change_page_attr_set(addr, addrinarray,
- cachemode2pgprot(_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS),
- 1);
+ cachemode2pgprot(set_type), 1);

if (!ret && new_type == _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC)
ret = change_page_attr_set_clr(addr, addrinarray,
@@ -1551,6 +1552,12 @@ int set_memory_array_wc(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_array_wc);

+int set_memory_array_wt(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray)
+{
+ return _set_memory_array(addr, addrinarray, _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_array_wt);
+
int _set_memory_wc(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
{
int ret;
@@ -1591,6 +1598,34 @@ out_err:
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_wc);

+int _set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+ return change_page_attr_set(&addr, numpages,
+ cachemode2pgprot(_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT), 0);
+}
+
+int set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = reserve_memtype(__pa(addr), __pa(addr) + numpages * PAGE_SIZE,
+ _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT, NULL);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_err;
+
+ ret = _set_memory_wt(addr, numpages);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_free;
+
+ return 0;
+
+out_free:
+ free_memtype(__pa(addr), __pa(addr) + numpages * PAGE_SIZE);
+out_err:
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_wt);
+
int _set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
{
/* WB cache mode is hard wired to all cache attribute bits being 0 */
@@ -1683,6 +1718,7 @@ static int _set_pages_array(struct page **pages, int addrinarray,
{
unsigned long start;
unsigned long end;
+ enum page_cache_mode set_type;
int i;
int free_idx;
int ret;
@@ -1696,8 +1732,12 @@ static int _set_pages_array(struct page **pages, int addrinarray,
goto err_out;
}

+ /* If WC, set to UC- first and then WC */
+ set_type = (new_type == _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC) ?
+ _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS : new_type;
+
ret = cpa_set_pages_array(pages, addrinarray,
- cachemode2pgprot(_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS));
+ cachemode2pgprot(set_type));
if (!ret && new_type == _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC)
ret = change_page_attr_set_clr(NULL, addrinarray,
cachemode2pgprot(
@@ -1731,6 +1771,12 @@ int set_pages_array_wc(struct page **pages, int addrinarray)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_pages_array_wc);

+int set_pages_array_wt(struct page **pages, int addrinarray)
+{
+ return _set_pages_array(pages, addrinarray, _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_pages_array_wt);
+
int set_pages_wb(struct page *page, int numpages)
{
unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)page_address(page);
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