linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/31] mips/kvm: Use generic cache flushing functions.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:17:35 +0200
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
To:	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Sanjay Lal <sanjayl@...asys.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/31] mips/kvm: Use generic cache flushing functions.

On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 04:03:09PM -0700, David Daney wrote:

> From: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
> 
> We don't know if we have the r4k specific functions available, so use
> universally available __flush_cache_all() instead.  This takes longer
> as it flushes both i-cache and d-cache, but is available for all CPUs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
> ---
>  arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips_emul.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips_emul.c b/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips_emul.c
> index af9a661..a2c6687 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips_emul.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips_emul.c
> @@ -916,8 +916,6 @@ kvm_mips_emulate_cache(uint32_t inst, uint32_t *opc, uint32_t cause,
>  		       struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  {
>  	struct mips_coproc *cop0 = vcpu->arch.cop0;
> -	extern void (*r4k_blast_dcache) (void);
> -	extern void (*r4k_blast_icache) (void);
>  	enum emulation_result er = EMULATE_DONE;
>  	int32_t offset, cache, op_inst, op, base;
>  	struct kvm_vcpu_arch *arch = &vcpu->arch;
> @@ -954,9 +952,9 @@ kvm_mips_emulate_cache(uint32_t inst, uint32_t *opc, uint32_t cause,
>  		     arch->gprs[base], offset);
>  
>  		if (cache == MIPS_CACHE_DCACHE)
> -			r4k_blast_dcache();

Only nukes the D-cache.

> +			__flush_cache_all();

This is also going to blow away the I-cache, so will be slower.

>  		else if (cache == MIPS_CACHE_ICACHE)
> -			r4k_blast_icache();

Only nukes the I-cache.

> +			__flush_cache_all();

This is also going to blow away the D-cache, so will be slower.

  Ralf
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/