RE: Updated 2.4 TODO List - more on PCI resources...]

From: Dunlap, Randy (randy.dunlap@intel.com)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 18:25:17 EST


> On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 02:22:32PM -0700, Dunlap, Randy wrote:
> > I'm not familiar with yenta controllers/devices,
> > and I'm not trying to throw you a tasty red herring,
> > but...
> >
> > yenta_config_init() does
> > config_writeb(socket, PCI_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 32);
> >
> > Is this writing to the CardBus bridge or to the device's
> > CacheLineSize register?
>
> It is writing to the bridge. I think it should probably actually be
> L1_CACHE_BYTES/4. I am not sure about the impact of an incorrect
> setting. Maybe Linus knows.
>
> -- Dave

I agree. I would expect it to be 8 instead of 32.
Actually I just checked on a new Thinkpad T20 with a TI
PCI 1450 CardBus controller *on a different OS*
and it is 8.

~Randy

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