[parisc-linux] Re: [parisc-linux-cvs] linux carlos

Grant Grundler grundler@parisc-linux.org
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:13:32 -0600


On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 05:59:53PM +0200, Joel Soete wrote:
> I just noticed the two following loops:
> flush_data_cache_local:

Note the names of the routines!
ie should only be called when we know only the local CPU is touching
data that needs to be flushed. This sounds like a risky
strategy to me given prefetching can occur to page
that's mapped cacheable.

> Do you think that could be there where the pb occurs?

I don't. There are likely other problems hidden there though.

grant