linux-kernel - Re: PROBLEM: 2.6.29.2 - AGP doesn't work anymore on my nforce2

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:59:27 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Karsten Mehrhoff <kawime@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: 2.6.29.2 - AGP doesn't work anymore on my nforce2

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:51:47 +0200
Karsten Mehrhoff <kawime@....de> wrote:

> [1.]
> PROBLEM: No more agp card functionality with the patch 2.6.29.2 of 'a/drivers/char/agp/generic.c'
> 
> [2.]
> I compiled the kernel 2.6.29.2 with my .config of 2.6.29.1 and run into problems with the speed of my ATI RADEON 9600 (rv350)
> 

So we have a 2.6.29.1 -> 2.6.29.2 regression.

> ...
> 
> Problematic patch:
> //---
> --- a/drivers/char/agp/generic.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/agp/generic.c
> @@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ int agp_generic_alloc_pages(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge, struct agp_memory *m
>          int i, ret = -ENOMEM;
>  
>          for (i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) {
> -                page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA32);
> +                page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA32 | __GFP_ZERO);
>                  /* agp_free_memory() needs gart address */
>                  if (page == NULL)
>                          goto out;
> @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ void *agp_generic_alloc_page(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge)
>  {
>          struct page * page;
>  
> -        page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA32);
> +        page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA32 | __GFP_ZERO);
>          if (page == NULL)
>                  return NULL;
> ---//
> 
> I reverted the patch back to 2.6.29.1, compiled and the kernel agian and agp works ok.

Really?  So reverting 

: commit 59de2bebabc5027f93df999d59cc65df591c3e6e
: Author:     Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>
: AuthorDate: Mon Apr 20 10:08:35 2009 +1000
: Commit:     Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>
: CommitDate: Mon Apr 20 10:08:35 2009 +1000
:
:    agp: zero pages before sending to userspace

makes your AGP work properly?

That's really weird.
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