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[IA64] 4 level page table bug fix in vhpt_miss
authorChen, Kenneth W <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com>
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:38:42 +0000 (01:38 -0800)
committerTony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:47:18 +0000 (09:47 -0800)
From source code inspection, I think there is a bug with 4 level
page table with vhpt_miss handler.  In the code path of rechecking
page table entry against previously read value after tlb insertion,
*pte value in register r18 was overwritten with value newly read
from pud pointer, render the check of new *pte against previous
*pte completely wrong.  Though the bug is none fatal and the penalty
is to purge the entry and retry.  For functional correctness, it
should be fixed.  The fix is to use a different register so new
*pud don't trash *pte.  (btw, the comments in the cmp statement is
wrong as well, which I will address in the next patch).

Signed-off-by: Ken Chen <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S

index e06f21f60dc552e4f4bfba4fdc2abb0ab969576d..c71c79262a485b99a20d55e83c75568863297c40 100644 (file)
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ ENTRY(vhpt_miss)
        ld8 r25=[r21]                           // read L4 entry again
        ld8 r26=[r17]                           // read L3 PTE again
 #ifdef CONFIG_PGTABLE_4
-       ld8 r18=[r28]                           // read L2 entry again
+       ld8 r19=[r28]                           // read L2 entry again
 #endif
        cmp.ne p6,p7=r0,r0
        ;;
        cmp.ne.or.andcm p6,p7=r26,r20           // did L3 entry change
 #ifdef CONFIG_PGTABLE_4
-       cmp.ne.or.andcm p6,p7=r29,r18           // did L4 PTE change
+       cmp.ne.or.andcm p6,p7=r19,r29           // did L4 PTE change
 #endif
        mov r27=PAGE_SHIFT<<2
        ;;