linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 5/11] x86, mm: Add set_memory[_array]

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:34:38 -0600
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
To:	hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, arnd@...db.de, konrad.wilk@...cle.com,
	plagnioj@...osoft.com, tomi.valkeinen@...com
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stefan.bader@...onical.com, luto@...capital.net, airlied@...il.com,
	bp@...en8.de, Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 5/11] x86, mm: Add set_memory[_array]_wt() for setting WT

This patch introduces set_memory_wt() and set_memory_array_wt()
for setting a given range of the memory attribute to WT.

Note that reserve_memtype() only supports tracking of WT for
non-RAM ranges at this point.

Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h |    6 ++++-
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c            |   43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
index c80a3a1..050504b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static inline void set_page_memtype(struct page *pg, unsigned long memtype) { }
 /*
  * The set_memory_* API can be used to change various attributes of a virtual
  * address range. The attributes include:
- * Cachability   : UnCached, WriteCombining, WriteBack
+ * Cachability   : UnCached, WriteCombining, WriteThrough, WriteBack
  * Executability : eXeutable, NoteXecutable
  * Read/Write    : ReadOnly, ReadWrite
  * Presence      : NotPresent
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ static inline void set_page_memtype(struct page *pg, unsigned long memtype) { }
 
 int _set_memory_uc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int _set_memory_wc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
+int _set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int _set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_uc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_wc(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
+int set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
@@ -109,10 +111,12 @@ int set_memory_4k(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 
 int set_memory_array_uc(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
 int set_memory_array_wc(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
+int set_memory_array_wt(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
 int set_memory_array_wb(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray);
 
 int set_pages_array_uc(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
 int set_pages_array_wc(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
+int set_pages_array_wt(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
 int set_pages_array_wb(struct page **pages, int addrinarray);
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index ae242a7..a2a1e70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,43 @@ out_err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_wc);
 
+int set_memory_array_wt(unsigned long *addr, int addrinarray)
+{
+	return _set_memory_array(addr, addrinarray, _PAGE_CACHE_WT);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_array_wt);
+
+int _set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+	return change_page_attr_set(&addr, numpages,
+				    __pgprot(_PAGE_CACHE_WT), 0);
+}
+
+int set_memory_wt(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!pat_enabled)
+		return set_memory_uc(addr, numpages);
+
+	ret = reserve_memtype(__pa(addr), __pa(addr) + numpages * PAGE_SIZE,
+		_PAGE_CACHE_WT, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	ret = _set_memory_wt(addr, numpages);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_free:
+	free_memtype(__pa(addr), __pa(addr) + numpages * PAGE_SIZE);
+out_err:
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_memory_wt);
+
 int _set_memory_wb(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
 {
 	return change_page_attr_clear(&addr, numpages,
@@ -1699,6 +1736,12 @@ int set_pages_array_wc(struct page **pages, int addrinarray)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_pages_array_wc);
 
+int set_pages_array_wt(struct page **pages, int addrinarray)
+{
+	return _set_pages_array(pages, addrinarray, _PAGE_CACHE_WT);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_pages_array_wt);
+
 int set_pages_wb(struct page *page, int numpages)
 {
 	unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)page_address(page);
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