linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: pat cpu feature bit setting for known cpus

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Message-Id: <200803242324.35357.yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:24:34 -0700
From:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel.send@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: pat cpu feature bit setting for known cpus

[PATCH] x86: pat cpu feature bit setting for known cpus

Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index eb94460..b186047 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -309,6 +309,19 @@ static void __cpuinit early_get_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	}
 
+	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+
+	switch (c->x86_vendor) {
+	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+		if (c->x86 >= 0xf && c->x86 <= 0x11)
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+		break;
+	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
+		if (c->x86 == 0xF || (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model >= 15))
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+		break;
+	}
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -397,6 +410,18 @@ static void __cpuinit generic_identify(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		init_scattered_cpuid_features(c);
 	}
 
+	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+
+	switch (c->x86_vendor) {
+	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+		if (c->x86 >= 0xf && c->x86 <= 0x11)
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+		break;
+	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
+		if (c->x86 == 0xF || (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model >= 15))
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 static void __cpuinit squash_the_stupid_serial_number(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
index 3f1dc97..ddaaaaa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -979,12 +979,19 @@ static void __cpuinit early_identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	if (c->extended_cpuid_level >= 0x80000007)
 		c->x86_power = cpuid_edx(0x80000007);
 
+
+	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
+
 	switch (c->x86_vendor) {
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
 		early_init_amd(c);
+		if (c->x86 >= 0xf && c->x86 <= 0x11)
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
 		break;
 	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
 		early_init_intel(c);
+		if (c->x86 == 0xF || (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model >= 15))
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PAT);
 		break;
 	}
 
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c	2008-03-24 23:10:32.000000000 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c	2008-03-24 23:11:38.000000000 -0700
@@ -42,19 +42,8 @@
 	if (!pat_wc_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL &&
-	    (boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0xF ||
-	     (boot_cpu_data.x86 == 6 && boot_cpu_data.x86_model >= 15))) {
-		if (cpu_has_pat) {
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD &&
-	     boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 0xf && boot_cpu_data.x86 <= 0x11) {
-		if (cpu_has_pat) {
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
+	if (cpu_has_pat)
+		return 1;
 
 	pat_wc_enabled = 0;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "CPU and/or kernel does not support PAT.\n");
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