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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/6] x86, pmem: add PMEM API for persistent memory
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On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 4:20 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> On 05/28/2015 03:35 PM, Ross Zwisler wrote:
>> Add a new PMEM API to x86, and allow for architectures that do not
>> implement this API. Architectures that implement the PMEM API should
>> define ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API in their kernel configuration and must provide
>> implementations for persistent_copy(), persistent_flush() and
>> persistent_sync().
>
>>
>> void clflush_cache_range(void *addr, unsigned int size);
>>
>
> No, no, no, no, no. Include the proper header file.
>
>> +static inline void arch_persistent_flush(void *vaddr, size_t size)
>> +{
>> + clflush_cache_range(vaddr, size);
>> +}
>
> Shouldn't this really be using clwb() -- we really need a
> clwb_cache_range() I guess?
>
> Incidentally, clflush_cache_range() seems to have the same flaw as the
> proposed use case for clwb() had... if the buffer is aligned it will
> needlessly flush the last line twice. It should really look something
> like this (which would be a good standalone patch):
>
> void clflush_cache_range(void *vaddr, unsigned int size)
> {
> void *vend = vaddr + size - 1;
>
> mb();
>
> vaddr = (void *)
> ((unsigned long)vaddr
> & ~(boot_cpu_data.x86_clflush_size - 1));
>
> for (; vaddr < vend; vaddr += boot_cpu_data.x86_clflush_size)
> clflushopt(vaddr);
>
> mb();
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clflush_cache_range);
>
> I also note that with your implementation we have a wmb() in
> arch_persistent_sync() and an mb() in arch_persistent_flush()... surely
> one is redundant?

Hmm, yes, but I believe Ross (on vacation now) was following the
precedent set by commit cd8ddf1a2800 "x86: clflush_page_range needs
mfence" whereby the api handles all necessary fencing internally.
Shall we introduce something like __unordered_clflush_cache_range()
for arch_persistent_flush() to use with the understanding it will be
following up with the wmb() in arch_persistent_sync()?


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