linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH v4 02/28] x86: Set the write-protect cache mode for full PAT support

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Message-ID: <20170216154225.19244.96438.stgit@tlendack-t1.amdoffice.net>
Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:42:25 -0600
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v4 02/28] x86: Set the write-protect cache mode for full
 PAT support

For processors that support PAT, set the write-protect cache mode
(_PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WP) entry to the actual write-protect value (x05).

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/pat.c |    6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 9b78685..6753d9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void init_cache_modes(void)
  * pat_init - Initialize PAT MSR and PAT table
  *
  * This function initializes PAT MSR and PAT table with an OS-defined value
- * to enable additional cache attributes, WC and WT.
+ * to enable additional cache attributes, WC, WT and WP.
  *
  * This function must be called on all CPUs using the specific sequence of
  * operations defined in Intel SDM. mtrr_rendezvous_handler() provides this
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void pat_init(void)
 		 *      010    2    UC-: _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS
 		 *      011    3    UC : _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC
 		 *      100    4    WB : Reserved
-		 *      101    5    WC : Reserved
+		 *      101    5    WP : _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WP
 		 *      110    6    UC-: Reserved
 		 *      111    7    WT : _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT
 		 *
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void pat_init(void)
 		 * corresponding types in the presence of PAT errata.
 		 */
 		pat = PAT(0, WB) | PAT(1, WC) | PAT(2, UC_MINUS) | PAT(3, UC) |
-		      PAT(4, WB) | PAT(5, WC) | PAT(6, UC_MINUS) | PAT(7, WT);
+		      PAT(4, WB) | PAT(5, WP) | PAT(6, UC_MINUS) | PAT(7, WT);
 	}
 
 	if (!boot_cpu_done) {