linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] x86, mm: Add set_memory

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Message-ID: <CALCETrX-jsDBbPTVBLE=TkrfO9dLJgpog7TVKqi-wxxj6saRjA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 7 Sep 2014 09:49:41 -0700
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	Yigal Korman <yigal@...xistor.com>
Cc:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, akpm@...uxfoundation.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
	Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@...onical.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] x86, mm: Add set_memory_wt() for WT

On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Yigal Korman <yigal@...xistor.com> wrote:
> I think that what confused Andy (or at least me) is the documentation in Documentation/x86/pat.txt
> If it's possible, can you please update pat.txt as part of the patch?

Indeed.  That file seems to indicate several times that the intended
use of set_memory_xyz is for RAM.

--Andy
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