Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:15:45 +0400 | From | Sergei Shtylyov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ARM: cache-v7: Disable preemption when reading CCSIDR |
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Hello.
On 03-02-2012 7:04, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
>>>>> If you simply disable/restore IRQs around the critical region then you >>>>> don't have to worry about __v7_setup. Plus this will allow for >>>>> v7_flush_dcache_all to still be callable from atomic context. >>>> Ok. Here's a patch. I still need to test it. I'll send another patch >>>> series to cleanup the get_thread_info stuff (there's two of them?). >>>> >>>> arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S | 6 ++++++ >>>> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S >>>> index 07c4bc8..654a5fc 100644 >>>> --- a/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S >>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S >>>> @@ -54,9 +54,15 @@ loop1: >>>> and r1, r1, #7 @ mask of the bits for current cache only >>>> cmp r1, #2 @ see what cache we have at this level >>>> blt skip @ skip if no cache, or just i-cache >>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT >>>> + save_and_disable_irqs r9 @ make cssr&csidr read atomic >>>> +#endif >>>> mcr p15, 2, r10, c0, c0, 0 @ select current cache level in cssr >>>> isb @ isb to sych the new cssr&csidr >>>> mrc p15, 1, r1, c0, c0, 0 @ read the new csidr >>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT >>>> + restore_irqs r9 >>>> +#endif
>>> I'd suggest using restore_irqs_notrace instead. The IRQ-off period is >>> so small that there is no point tracing it.
>> Thanks. I'll make sure to do that before uploading to the patch tracker.
> Might be worth flagging this for the stable kernels as well > (CC: stable@kernel.org).
The new address is stable@vger.kernel.org as Greg KH wrote.
WBR, Sergei
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