Re: [PATCH] arch/i386/pci/mmconfig.c tlb flush fix

From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Tue Sep 26 2006 - 11:45:44 EST


Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> writes:

> OGAWA Hirofumi <hogawa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> We use the fixmap for accessing pci config space in pci_mmcfg_read/write().
>> The problem is in pci_exp_set_dev_base(). It is caching a last
>> accessed address to avoid calling set_fixmap_nocache() whenever
>> pci_mmcfg_read/write() is used.
>
>
> Good catch. I already had another report of mmconfig corruption on i386,
> but didn't have time to look at it yet.
>
> Will be definitely stable material once it hit mainline.

Indeed.

If I found this in mainline, should I send something like a reminder
email with patch to you, Greg?
--
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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