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[Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH][VTD][QUIRK] added quirks for Sandybridge errata
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[Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH][VTD][QUIRK] added quirks for Sandybridge errata workaround, WLAN, VT-d fault escalation |
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"Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx> |
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Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:40:55 -0800 |
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[PATCH][VTD][QUIRK] added quirks for Sandybridge errata workaround, WLAN, VT-d fault escalation |
> To me it would seem more logical to add a usage counter: When
> transitioning from zero, suppress RC6, and when transitioning to
> zero, re-enable RC6 (whatever this is). If what gets written in
> the preamble is some sort of counter the hardware decrements,
> you would need to extend the period each time execution flows
> through the preamble.
I see what you are getting at ... Another alternative is to simply putting the
lock around the "preamble->iotlb_flush->postamble" sequence in iommu.c. It
spills more of the quirk specific code into iommu.c but this should be much
simpler logic wise. What do you think?
Allen
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