linux-kernel - VIA CPU PCI cache line size (Re: Linux 2.6.30-rc8 [also: VIA Support])

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Message-ID: <20090605110819.GI4421@prithivi.gnumonks.org>
Date:	Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:08:19 +0200
From:	Harald Welte <HaraldWelte@...tech.com>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	"Michael S. Zick" <lkml@...ethan.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Duane Griffin <duaneg@...da.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: VIA CPU PCI cache line size (Re: Linux 2.6.30-rc8 [also: VIA
	Support])

On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 08:15:10PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:

> I meant just doing something like this..
> 
> (untested)
> 
> I'm not sure if the clflush_size==0 case can happen, which is why
> I left the fallback.  Maybe on ancient cpus?

this patch looks fine with me.  I didn't do any testing yet either, though.

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- Harald Welte <HaraldWelte@...tech.com>	    http://linux.via.com.tw/
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