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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 09/33] nds32: Cache and TLB routines
2017-12-13 17:45 GMT+08:00 Guo Ren <ren_guo@c-sky.com>:
> Hello,
>
> CPU team could improve the tlbop_*. Eg: Design a hardware
> internal flag bit for SR_TLB_VPN, tlbop_* will invalid it and mtsr
> SR_TLB_VPN will valid it.
>
> So:
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 05:03:33PM +0800, Greentime Hu wrote:
>> mtsr addr1 NDS32_SR_TLB_VPN
>> interrupt coming
>> mtsr addr2 NDS32_SR_TLB_VPN <- TLB_VPN has been set to addr2
> mtsr SR_TLB_VPN will valid the flag bit
>> tlbop_rwr(*pte);
> tlbop_rwr will invalid SR_TLB_VPN flag bit
>> interrupt finish
>> tlbop_rwr(*pte); <- it will use the wrong TLB_VPN
> Because SR_TLB_VPN is in a invalid state, no operation happen on
> tlbop_rwr.
>
> Then they are atomic safe ,no spin_lock_irq need.
> :)
>

Oh, I see. I may propose this idea to our ARCH colleagues for the next
version design.
Many thanks.

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