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Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] MIPS: tlb-r4k: If there are wired entries, don't use TLBINVF

From Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] MIPS: tlb-r4k: If there are wired entries, don't use TLBINVF
Date 2016-09-22 14:20 +0200
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On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 09:47:25AM +0100, Matt Redfearn wrote:

> When adding a wired entry to the TLB via add_wired_entry, the tlb is
> flushed with local_flush_tlb_all, which on CPUs with TLBINV results in
> the new wired entry being flushed again.
> 
> Behavior of the TLBINV instruction applies to all applicable TLB entries
> and is unaffected by the setting of the Wired register. Therefore if
> the TLB has any wired entries, fall back to iterating over the entries
> rather than blasting them all using TLBINVF.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com>

Queued for 4.9..

  Ralf

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[PATCH v2 0/6] MIPS: Remote processor driver Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-09-20 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH v2 2/6] MIPS: tlb-r4k: If there are wired entries, don't use TLBINVF Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-09-20 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] MIPS: tlb-r4k: If there are wired entries, don't  use TLBINVF Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> - 2016-09-22 14:20 +0200
  [PATCH v2 1/6] irqchip: mips-gic: Add context saving for MIPS_REMOTEPROC Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-09-20 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] irqchip: mips-gic: Add context saving for  MIPS_REMOTEPROC Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-09-20 11:50 +0200

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