[PATCH v2] X86: MM: Add PAT Type write-through in combination with mtrr

From: Andreas Werner
Date: Sun Nov 03 2013 - 07:02:39 EST


Revision 2:
added comment in code.

This patch adds the Write-through memory type in combination with mtrr.
If you call ioremap_cache to request cachable memory (write-back) the
function tries to set the PAT to write-back only if the mtrr setting of
the requested region is also marked as Write-Back.

If the mttr regions are marked e.g. as Write-through or with other
types, the function will always return UC- memory.

If you check the Intel document " IA-32 SDM vol 3a table Effective
Memory Type", there
are many other combinations possible.

This patch will only add the following combination:
PAT=Write-Back + MTRR=Write-Through.

Since marking IO Memory as cachable is not valid, WT is the
best way for caching/bursting on MMIO Devices.

Tested on - Intel (R) Atom E680 (Tunnel Creek)
- Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo

Signed-off-by: Andreas Werner <wernerandy@xxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/mm/pat.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 6574388..cf05ee6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -149,10 +149,22 @@ static unsigned long pat_x_mtrr_type(u64 start, u64 end, unsigned long req_type)
u8 mtrr_type;

mtrr_type = mtrr_type_lookup(start, end);
- if (mtrr_type != MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK)
- return _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS;

- return _PAGE_CACHE_WB;
+ switch (mtrr_type) {
+ case MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK:
+
+ /*
+ * Return also WB (PAT) if MTTR is set to WT.
+ * Since marking IO Memory as cachable is not valid,
+ * WT is the best way for caching/bursting reads
+ * on MMIO.
+ */
+ case MTRR_TYPE_WRTHROUGH:
+ return _PAGE_CACHE_WB;
+
+ default:
+ return _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS;
+ }
}

return req_type;
--
1.8.4

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