linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/mm/pat: Change pat

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Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:29:21 +0100
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>,
	"mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"jgross@...e.com" <jgross@...e.com>,
	"paul.gortmaker@...driver.com" <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/mm/pat: Change pat_disable() to emulate PAT table


I like this approach more as it stuff more PAT setup on its own type
of calls, but:

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:55:44PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
> index 10f8d4796240..5c442b4bd52a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
> @@ -759,8 +761,11 @@ void __init mtrr_bp_init(void)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!mtrr_enabled())
> +	if (!__mtrr_enabled) {
>  		pr_info("MTRR: Disabled\n");
> +		pat_disable("PAT disabled by MTRR");
> +		pat_setup();
> +	}
>  }

This hunk would break PAT on Xen.

  Luis