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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3, x86]: Use selfsnoop HW feature to manage conflicting memory types
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On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Attached patch enhances v2 patch at [1] to disable selfsnoop with a
> kernel command line parameter. The feature is also disabled on all
> processors earlier than Core 2 due to Pentium-M errata.
>
> I have investigated the erratas in this area and documented the one
> found in the source.
>
> The patch was tested on 4 core i7 (8 threads) and there were no
> problems at all with the patched kernel.

Also, I'd like to point out that similar change was introduced in
FreeBSD as part of r195749 in July 2009, see [1].

[1] http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=195749

Uros.


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