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Subject[patch 2/6] x86, PAT: Change order of cpa and free in set_memory_wb
To be free of aliasing due to races, set_memory_* interfaces should
follow ordering of reserving, changing memtype to UC/WC, changing
memtype back to WB followed by free.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c | 11 +++++++----
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 1224865..38dc61f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -1007,15 +1007,19 @@ int _set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages)

int set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
{
+ int ret = _set_memory_wb(addr, numpages);
free_memtype(__pa(addr), __pa(addr) + numpages * PAGE_SIZE);
-
- return _set_memory_wb(addr, numpages);
+ return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_wb);

int set_memory_array_wb(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray)
{
int i;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = change_page_attr_clear(addr, addrinarray,
+ __pgprot(_PAGE_CACHE_MASK), 1);

for (i = 0; i < addrinarray; i++) {
unsigned long start = __pa(addr[i]);
@@ -1028,8 +1032,7 @@ int set_memory_array_wb(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray)
}
free_memtype(start, end);
}
- return change_page_attr_clear(addr, addrinarray,
- __pgprot(_PAGE_CACHE_MASK), 1);
+ return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_array_wb);

--
1.6.0.6
--



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