[PATCH] x86: improve algorithm in clflush_cache_range

[Ross Zwisler]

The current algorithm used in clflush_cache_range() can cause the last
cache line of the buffer to be flushed twice.  Fix that algorithm so
that each cache line will only be flushed once.

Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 89af288ec674..338e507f95b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -129,16 +129,15 @@ within(unsigned long addr, unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
  */
 void clflush_cache_range(void *vaddr, unsigned int size)
 {
-	void *vend = vaddr + size - 1;
+	unsigned long clflush_mask = boot_cpu_data.x86_clflush_size - 1;
+	char *vend = (char *)vaddr + size;
+	char *p;
 
 	mb();
 
-	for (; vaddr < vend; vaddr += boot_cpu_data.x86_clflush_size)
-		clflushopt(vaddr);
-	/*
-	 * Flush any possible final partial cacheline:
-	 */
-	clflushopt(vend);
+	for (p = (char *)((unsigned long)vaddr & ~clflush_mask);
+	     p < vend; p += boot_cpu_data.x86_clflush_size)
+		clflushopt(p);
 
 	mb();
 }
-- 
1.9.3

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