linux-kernel - Re: [Bug Fix]: Do 32-bit table calculations in pre-processor

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Date:	Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:11:32 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	lkml@...ethan.org
CC:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [Bug Fix]: Do 32-bit table calculations in pre-processor

Michael S. Zick wrote:
> On Fri July 3 2009, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Michael S. Zick wrote:
>>>> The CPUID flags, in particular the pse flag.
>>>>
>>> I haven't touch anything that would have changed that -
>>> so this should be representative (the *&^*% datasheet says yes to pse also)
>>>
>> Actually, come to think of it, we don't generate PSE page tables
>> initially -- we only later go in and reclaim the page tables if we
>> switch to PSE (and $DEITY knows if we're doing it correctly...)
>>
> 
> I am of that age range where senility has to be considered, but not this time:
> 
> "Via C7-M Datasheet", May 2008 (supposed to be most recent) -
> 
> page 22 - section 2.3.7 - Table 2-14 "CR4 Bits"
> "<5> PAE: Enables address extensions; C7-M:<r>" 
> <quote>An "r" means that this bit is reserved.  It appears as a 0 when read,
> and a GP exception is signaled if an attemp is made to write a 1 to this bit.</quote>
> 
> Same document -
> page 16 - section 2.3.2 - Table 2-3 "CPUID Feature Flag Values (EAX=1)"
> <EDX:6> PAE: Physical address extensions; C7:<1>

Especially since I was talking about PSE and not PAE.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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