On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 04:12:03PM +0800, figo zhang wrote:
> hi, all,
> i have a qusetion , in arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c, __update_tlb() function:
>
> 321<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l321>#if
> defined(CONFIG_64BIT_PHYS_ADDR) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32)
> 322<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l322>
> write_c0_entrylo0(ptep->pte_high);
> 323<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l323>
> ptep++;
> 324<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l324>
> write_c0_entrylo1(ptep->pte_high);
> 325<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l325>#else
> 326<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l326>
> write_c0_entrylo0(pte_val(*ptep++) >> 6);
> 327<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l327>
> write_c0_entrylo1(pte_val(*ptep) >> 6);
> 328<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/mips/mm/tlb-r4k.c;h=d73428b18b0a41da13e81c64021e62505200ff2d;hb=317c68c04d53198f38314d29ba28b8fc632eccab#l328>#endif
>
> why this right shift 6 bits? this 6 bits contain some important bit, such
> as:
> C: [bit3~5]: cohereny attribute of page
No, the low 6 bits contain other information maintained by the kernel.
Shifting right by 6 bits is used to drop these software bits. The
hardware bits are stored in bits 6 and up in a pte so the shift operation
is going to move them into the right place.
> D:
> V:
> G:
>
> and how the kernel write the this 6 bit to entrylo0/1 register?
A TLB write instruction about 5 lines further down in the code.
Ralf
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