Re: ioremap_uc() followed by set_memory_wc() - burrying MTRR

From: Jason Gunthorpe
Date: Wed Apr 22 2015 - 01:40:42 EST


On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 01:39:07AM +0200, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > Mike, do you think the time is right to just remove the iPath driver?
>
> With PAT now being default the driver effectively won't work
> with write-combining on modern kernels. Even if systems are old
> they likely had PAT support, when upgrading kernels PAT will work
> but write-combing won't on ipath.

Sorry, do you mean the driver already doesn't get WC? Or do you mean
after some more pending patches are applied?

Jason
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