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[PATCH] Enable write combining for server works LE rev > 6
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Enable write combining for server works LE rev > 6 per
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0104.3/1007.html

Signed-Off-By: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Lee Revell authored and Linus Torvalds committed May 1, 2005
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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
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Expand Up @@ -72,17 +72,21 @@ void set_mtrr_ops(struct mtrr_ops * ops)
static int have_wrcomb(void)
{
struct pci_dev *dev;
u8 rev;

if ((dev = pci_get_class(PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_HOST << 8, NULL)) != NULL) {
/* ServerWorks LE chipsets have problems with write-combining
/* ServerWorks LE chipsets < rev 6 have problems with write-combining
Don't allow it and leave room for other chipsets to be tagged */
if (dev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_SERVERWORKS &&
dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_SERVERWORKS_LE) {
printk(KERN_INFO "mtrr: Serverworks LE detected. Write-combining disabled.\n");
pci_dev_put(dev);
return 0;
pci_read_config_byte(dev, PCI_CLASS_REVISION, &rev);
if (rev <= 5) {
printk(KERN_INFO "mtrr: Serverworks LE rev < 6 detected. Write-combining disabled.\n");
pci_dev_put(dev);
return 0;
}
}
/* Intel 450NX errata # 23. Non ascending cachline evictions to
/* Intel 450NX errata # 23. Non ascending cacheline evictions to
write combining memory may resulting in data corruption */
if (dev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL &&
dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82451NX) {
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