linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 02/20] x86: Set the write-protect cache mode for full PAT support

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Message-ID: <20160825035834.GB31573@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2016 05:58:34 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
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        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
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        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
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        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 02/20] x86: Set the write-protect cache mode for
 full PAT support

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 05:35:50PM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> For processors that support PAT, set the write-protect cache mode
> (_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WP) entry to the actual write-protect value (x05).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/mm/pat.c |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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    Boris.

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