kernel_optimize_test/arch/sparc
Russell King 4b3073e1c5 MM: Pass a PTE pointer to update_mmu_cache() rather than the PTE itself
On VIVT ARM, when we have multiple shared mappings of the same file
in the same MM, we need to ensure that we have coherency across all
copies.  We do this via make_coherent() by making the pages
uncacheable.

This used to work fine, until we allowed highmem with highpte - we
now have a page table which is mapped as required, and is not available
for modification via update_mmu_cache().

Ralf Beache suggested getting rid of the PTE value passed to
update_mmu_cache():

  On MIPS update_mmu_cache() calls __update_tlb() which walks pagetables
  to construct a pointer to the pte again.  Passing a pte_t * is much
  more elegant.  Maybe we might even replace the pte argument with the
  pte_t?

Ben Herrenschmidt would also like the pte pointer for PowerPC:

  Passing the ptep in there is exactly what I want.  I want that
  -instead- of the PTE value, because I have issue on some ppc cases,
  for I$/D$ coherency, where set_pte_at() may decide to mask out the
  _PAGE_EXEC.

So, pass in the mapped page table pointer into update_mmu_cache(), and
remove the PTE value, updating all implementations and call sites to
suit.

Includes a fix from Stephen Rothwell:

  sparc: fix fallout from update_mmu_cache API change

  Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>

Acked-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
2010-02-20 16:41:46 +00:00
..
boot arch/sparc/boot/*.c: Mark various internal functions static 2009-11-15 15:01:40 -08:00
configs sparc: Update defconfigs. 2009-09-16 00:31:26 -07:00
include/asm MM: Pass a PTE pointer to update_mmu_cache() rather than the PTE itself 2010-02-20 16:41:46 +00:00
kernel sparc64: Fix Niagara2 perf event handling. 2010-01-04 23:16:03 -08:00
lib sparc: Stop trying to be so fancy and use __builtin_{memcpy,memset}() 2009-12-10 23:32:10 -08:00
math-emu sparc: Add alignment and emulation fault perf events. 2009-12-11 01:07:53 -08:00
mm MM: Pass a PTE pointer to update_mmu_cache() rather than the PTE itself 2010-02-20 16:41:46 +00:00
oprofile sparc: using HZ needs an include of linux/param.h 2009-10-05 00:46:08 -07:00
prom
Kconfig sparc64: Add syscall tracepoint support. 2009-12-11 00:44:47 -08:00
Kconfig.debug sparc: Use __builtin_object_size() to validate the buffer size for copy_from_user() 2009-12-10 23:05:23 -08:00
Makefile sparc: Set UTS_MACHINE correctly. 2009-12-05 17:17:55 -08:00