--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/Documentation/x86/pat.txt 2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000 +++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/Documentation/x86/pat.txt 2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PAT allows for different types of memory attributes. The most commonly used ones that will be supported at this time are Write-back, Uncached, -Write-combined and Uncached Minus. +Write-combined, Write-through and Uncached Minus. PAT APIs @@ -34,16 +34,23 @@ | | | | ioremap_cache | -- | WB | WB | | | | | +ioremap_uc | -- | UC | UC | + | | | | ioremap_nocache | -- | UC- | UC- | | | | | ioremap_wc | -- | -- | WC | | | | | +ioremap_wt | -- | -- | WT | + | | | | set_memory_uc | UC- | -- | -- | set_memory_wb | | | | | | | | set_memory_wc | WC | -- | -- | set_memory_wb | | | | | | | | +set_memory_wt | WT | -- | -- | + set_memory_wb | | | | + | | | | pci sysfs resource | -- | -- | UC- | | | | | pci sysfs resource_wc | -- | -- | WC | @@ -102,7 +109,38 @@ as step 0 above and also track the usage of those pages and use set_memory_wb() before the page is freed to free pool. +MTRR effects on PAT / non-PAT systems +------------------------------------- +The following table provides the effects of using write-combining MTRRs when +using ioremap*() calls on x86 for both non-PAT and PAT systems. Ideally +mtrr_add() usage will be phased out in favor of arch_phys_wc_add() which will +be a no-op on PAT enabled systems. The region over which a arch_phys_wc_add() +is made, should already have been ioremapped with WC attributes or PAT entries, +this can be done by using ioremap_wc() / set_memory_wc(). Devices which +combine areas of IO memory desired to remain uncacheable with areas where +write-combining is desirable should consider use of ioremap_uc() followed by +set_memory_wc() to white-list effective write-combined areas. Such use is +nevertheless discouraged as the effective memory type is considered +implementation defined, yet this strategy can be used as last resort on devices +with size-constrained regions where otherwise MTRR write-combining would +otherwise not be effective. + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- +MTRR Non-PAT PAT Linux ioremap value Effective memory type +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + Non-PAT | PAT + PAT + |PCD + ||PWT + ||| +WC 000 WB _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB WC | WC +WC 001 WC _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC WC* | WC +WC 010 UC- _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS WC* | UC +WC 011 UC _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC UC | UC +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +(*) denotes implementation defined and is discouraged Notes: @@ -115,8 +153,8 @@ For example: If there is an existing uncached mapping, a new ioremap_wc can return uncached mapping in place of write-combine requested. -set_memory_[uc|wc] and set_memory_wb should be used in pairs, where driver will -first make a region uc or wc and switch it back to wb after use. +set_memory_[uc|wc|wt] and set_memory_wb should be used in pairs, where driver +will first make a region uc, wc or wt and switch it back to wb after use. Over time writes to /proc/mtrr will be deprecated in favor of using PAT based interfaces. Users writing to /proc/mtrr are suggested to use above interfaces. @@ -124,7 +162,7 @@ Drivers should use ioremap_[uc|wc] to access PCI BARs with [uc|wc] access types. -Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc] to set access type for RAM ranges. +Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc|wt] to set access type for RAM ranges. PAT debugging @@ -158,3 +196,35 @@ "debugpat" boot parameter. With this parameter, various debug messages are printed to dmesg log. +PAT Initialization +------------------ + +The following table describes how PAT is initialized under various +configurations. The PAT MSR must be updated by Linux in order to support WC +and WT attributes. Otherwise, the PAT MSR has the value programmed in it +by the firmware. Note, Xen enables WC attribute in the PAT MSR for guests. + + MTRR PAT Call Sequence PAT State PAT MSR + ========================================================= + E E MTRR -> PAT init Enabled OS + E D MTRR -> PAT init Disabled - + D E MTRR -> PAT disable Disabled BIOS + D D MTRR -> PAT disable Disabled - + - np/E PAT -> PAT disable Disabled BIOS + - np/D PAT -> PAT disable Disabled - + E !P/E MTRR -> PAT init Disabled BIOS + D !P/E MTRR -> PAT disable Disabled BIOS + !M !P/E MTRR stub -> PAT disable Disabled BIOS + + Legend + ------------------------------------------------ + E Feature enabled in CPU + D Feature disabled/unsupported in CPU + np "nopat" boot option specified + !P CONFIG_X86_PAT option unset + !M CONFIG_MTRR option unset + Enabled PAT state set to enabled + Disabled PAT state set to disabled + OS PAT initializes PAT MSR with OS setting + BIOS PAT keeps PAT MSR with BIOS setting +