Re: [PATCH] x86: improve algorithm in clflush_cache_range

[Borislav Petkov]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 04:13:12PM -0600, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> 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(-)

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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