Re: [PATCH] x86: OLPC: add support for calling into OpenFirmware(v5)

From: Andres Salomon
Date: Fri Jun 18 2010 - 16:20:05 EST


On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:49:41 -0700
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 06/18/2010 12:42 PM, Andres Salomon wrote:
> > +
> > + /* install OFW's PDE permanently into the kernel's pgtable
> > */
> > + set_pgd(&swapper_pg_dir[OLPC_OFW_PDE_NR], *ofw_pde);
> > + flush_tlb();
> > + early_iounmap(base, sizeof(olpc_ofw_pgd) * PTRS_PER_PGD);
>
> I just realized... this flush_tlb() is actually not necessary since on
> x86 it is always legal to go from a less permissive configuration to a
> more permissive, and the initial configuration is "not present" which
> is maximally nonpermissive.
>
> Could you take it out and make sure it still works?
>
> -hpa

Yep, seems to work fine w/out it. Anything else before I send off v6
of the patch?
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