Move the new memtype old memtype allowed check to header so that is can be shared by other users. Subsequent patch uses this in pat.c in remap_pfn_range() code path. No functionality change in this patch. Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha --- arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ arch/x86/pci/i386.c | 12 +----------- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h 2009-01-07 15:00:34.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h 2009-01-07 16:03:25.000000000 -0800 @@ -341,6 +341,25 @@ static inline pgprot_t pgprot_modify(pgp #define canon_pgprot(p) __pgprot(pgprot_val(p) & __supported_pte_mask) +static inline int is_new_memtype_allowed(unsigned long flags, + unsigned long new_flags) +{ + /* + * Certain new memtypes are not allowed with certain + * requested memtype: + * - request is uncached, return cannot be write-back + * - request is write-combine, return cannot be write-back + */ + if ((flags == _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS && + new_flags == _PAGE_CACHE_WB) || + (flags == _PAGE_CACHE_WC && + new_flags == _PAGE_CACHE_WB)) { + return 0; + } + + return 1; +} + #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__ /* Indicate that x86 has its own track and untrack pfn vma functions */ #define __HAVE_PFNMAP_TRACKING Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/pci/i386.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/pci/i386.c 2009-01-07 15:00:34.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/pci/i386.c 2009-01-07 16:03:20.000000000 -0800 @@ -314,17 +314,7 @@ int pci_mmap_page_range(struct pci_dev * return retval; if (flags != new_flags) { - /* - * Do not fallback to certain memory types with certain - * requested type: - * - request is uncached, return cannot be write-back - * - request is uncached, return cannot be write-combine - * - request is write-combine, return cannot be write-back - */ - if ((flags == _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS && - (new_flags == _PAGE_CACHE_WB)) || - (flags == _PAGE_CACHE_WC && - new_flags == _PAGE_CACHE_WB)) { + if (!is_new_memtype_allowed(flags, new_flags)) { free_memtype(addr, addr+len); return -EINVAL; } -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/