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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c index 9356c1c9024d..aa5c064a6a22 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c @@ -743,7 +743,15 @@ static void prepare_set(void) __acquires(set_atomicity_lock) /* Enter the no-fill (CD=1, NW=0) cache mode and flush caches. */ cr0 = read_cr0() | X86_CR0_CD; write_cr0(cr0); - wbinvd(); + + /* + * Cache flushing is the most time-consuming step when programming + * the MTRRs. Fortunately, as per the Intel Software Development + * Manual, we can skip it if the processor supports cache self- + * snooping. + */ + if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SELFSNOOP)) + wbinvd(); /* Save value of CR4 and clear Page Global Enable (bit 7) */ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PGE)) { @@ -760,7 +768,10 @@ static void prepare_set(void) __acquires(set_atomicity_lock) /* Disable MTRRs, and set the default type to uncached */ mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype_lo & ~0xcff, deftype_hi); - wbinvd(); + + /* Again, only flush caches if we have to. */ + if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SELFSNOOP)) + wbinvd(); } static void post_set(void) __releases(set_atomicity_lock) |