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SubjectRe: [patch]pageattr: cache flush before tlb flush
Shaohua Li wrote:
> clflush uses a virtual address but cache line is physical indexed in
> x86. In my understanding, clflush will do some pagetable walk, so doing
> cache flush first should reduce some pagetable walk.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>

I would say NAK on this.

Doing the CLFLUSH first does cut down on page table walking, but opens a
hole in the sequencing: first set PAT to an uncachable mode, then flush.

If an unlucky prefetch comes in during this window, then you will have a
dirty cache again.

So no, this is not a good idea.

-hpa


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