Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:43:47 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/intel/quark: Switch off CR4.PGE so TLB flush uses CR3 instead |
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On 09/24/2014 11:42 AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 09/24/2014 09:07 AM, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: >>> >>> So __flush_tlb_all(); will do nothing but that's OK since load_cr3() >>> already flushed the TLB - including any PTE with PGE set >> >> I take your point though. >> >> It's probably better to be explicit and do the whole >> >> if (quark) >> __flush_tlb(); >> else >> __flush_tlb_all(); >> >> So that we aren't relying on the side effects of the previous statement. >> > > Well, we need a comment at least. >
And certainly we don't need an if/else as we can just do it.
-hpa
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