linux-kernel - [ 10/42] x86/uv: Fix UV2 BAU legacy mode

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:56:33 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: [ 10/42] x86/uv: Fix UV2 BAU legacy mode

3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>

commit d5d2d2eea84b0d8450b082edbc3dbde41fb8bfd8 upstream.

The SGI Altix UV2 BAU (Broadcast Assist Unit) as used for
tlb-shootdown (selective broadcast mode) always uses UV2
broadcast descriptor format. There is no need to clear the
'legacy' (UV1) mode, because the hardware always uses UV2 mode
for selective broadcast.

But the BIOS uses general broadcast and legacy mode, and the
hardware pays attention to the legacy mode bit for general
broadcast. So the kernel must not clear that mode bit.

Signed-off-by: Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/E1SccoO-0002Lh-Cb@eag09.americas.sgi.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 arch/x86/include/asm/uv/uv_bau.h |    1 -
 arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c    |    1 -
 2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uv/uv_bau.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uv/uv_bau.h
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@
 /* 4 bits of software ack period */
 #define UV2_ACK_MASK			0x7UL
 #define UV2_ACK_UNITS_SHFT		3
-#define UV2_LEG_SHFT UV2H_LB_BAU_MISC_CONTROL_USE_LEGACY_DESCRIPTOR_FORMATS_SHFT
 #define UV2_EXT_SHFT UV2H_LB_BAU_MISC_CONTROL_ENABLE_EXTENDED_SB_STATUS_SHFT
 
 /*
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,6 @@ static void __init enable_timeouts(void)
 		 */
 		mmr_image |= (1L << SOFTACK_MSHIFT);
 		if (is_uv2_hub()) {
-			mmr_image &= ~(1L << UV2_LEG_SHFT);
 			mmr_image |= (1L << UV2_EXT_SHFT);
 		}
 		write_mmr_misc_control(pnode, mmr_image);


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