Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:50:00 +0000 | From | Manfred Spraul <> | Subject | Re: possible deadlock in smp_call_function() |
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Richard Gooch wrote: > Manfred Spraul writes: > > I've written a small patch which enables _PAGE_GLOBAL for module > > memory, but currently, the kernel locks hard during X startup. > > Erm, is this related to smp_call_function()?
I think my crashes were not caused by smp_call_function().
It seems that "wbinvd" doesn't clear _PAGE_GLOBAL tlb entries, although the Intel Pentium Pro Manual says that. Do you know if there is a Intel errata about clearing _PAGE_GLOBAL tlb entries, or where could I search for such an errata?
-- Manfred
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