linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.16 032/134] MIPS: Loongson-3: Select MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT

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Date:   Sat, 26 Aug 2017 01:34:39 +0100
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     Huacai Chen <chenhc@...ote.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        Fuxin Zhang <zhangfx@...ote.com>,
        "Steven J . Hill" <Steven.Hill@...iumnetworks.com>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Zhangjin Wu <wuzhangjin@...il.com>,
        Linux MIPS Mailing List <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.16 032/134] MIPS: Loongson-3: Select
 MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_6

On Mon, 2017-08-21 at 10:24 +0800, Huacai Chen wrote:
> 3.16 doesn't need this, because 3.16 doesn't support Loongson-3 R2/R3.

Thanks, I'll drop this.

Ben.

> Huacai
> 
> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 9:13 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk> wrote:
> > 3.16.47-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > > > From: Huacai Chen <chenhc@...ote.com>
> > 
> > commit 17c99d9421695a0e0de18bf1e7091d859e20ec1d upstream.
> > 
> > Some newer Loongson-3 have 64 bytes cache lines, so select
> > MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_6.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Huacai Chen <chenhc@...ote.com>
> > Cc: John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>
> > Cc: Steven J . Hill <Steven.Hill@...iumnetworks.com>
> > Cc: Fuxin Zhang <zhangfx@...ote.com>
> > Cc: Zhangjin Wu <wuzhangjin@...il.com>
> > Cc: linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
> > Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/15755/
> > Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
> > [bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust context]
> > Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
> > ---
> >  arch/mips/Kconfig | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > 
> > --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
> > @@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@ config CPU_LOONGSON3
> >         select CPU_SUPPORTS_HUGEPAGES
> >         select WEAK_ORDERING
> >         select WEAK_REORDERING_BEYOND_LLSC
> > +       select MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_6
> >         help
> >                 The Loongson 3 processor implements the MIPS64R2 instruction
> >                 set with many extensions.
> > 
> > 
-- 
Ben Hutchings
One of the nice things about standards is that there are so many of
them.


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