[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] ARM1136: Fix cache_flush() error and correct cpu_init_crit() comments

Dirk Behme dirk.behme at googlemail.com
Thu May 13 11:41:13 CEST 2010


On 11.05.2010 16:15, gdavis at mvista.com wrote:
> From: George G. Davis<gdavis at mvista.com>
>
> The ARM1136 cache_flush() function uses the "mcr p15, 0, rn, c7, c7, 0"
> instruction which means "Invalidate Both Caches" when in fact the intent
> is to clean and invalidate all caches.  So add an "mcr p15, 0, %0, c7,
> c10, 0" instruction to "Clean Entire Data Cache" prior to the "Invalidate
> Both Caches" instruction to insure that memory is consistent with any
> dirty cache lines.
>
> Also fix a couple of "flush v*" comments in ARM1136 cpu_init_crit() so
> that they correctly describe the actual ARM1136 CP15 C7 Cache Operations
> used.
>
> Signed-off-by: George G. Davis<gdavis at mvista.com>

Acked-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme at googlemail.com>

Thanks

Dirk

> ---
>   arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/cpu.c   |    1 +
>   arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S |    4 ++--
>   2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/cpu.c
> index ade7f46..2b91631 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/cpu.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/cpu.c
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static void cache_flush(void)
>   {
>   	unsigned long i = 0;
>
> +	asm ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 0": :"r" (i)); /* clean entire data cache */
>   	asm ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c7, 0": :"r" (i));  /* invalidate both caches and flush btb */
>   	asm ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 4": :"r" (i)); /* mem barrier to sync things */
>   }
> diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
> index 957f438..922d01c 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
> @@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ cpu_init_crit:
>   	 * flush v4 I/D caches
>   	 */
>   	mov	r0, #0
> -	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c7, 0	/* flush v3/v4 cache */
> -	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0	/* flush v4 TLB */
> +	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c7, 0	/* Invalidate I+D+BTB caches */
> +	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0	/* Invalidate Unified TLB */
>
>   	/*
>   	 * disable MMU stuff and caches



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