I found some issue about cache alias when trying to support 4KB page on Loongson 3A1000 (VIPT L1D and L1C, both 4-way in total 64KB) 1. __flush_anon_page ....... void __flush_anon_page(struct page *page, unsigned long vmaddr) { //A:if page is in high memory, page_address does not return //meaningful addr unsigned long addr = (unsigned long) page_address(page); if (pages_do_alias(addr, vmaddr)) { if (page_mapcount(page) && !Page_dcache_dirty(page)) { void *kaddr; kaddr = kmap_coherent(page, vmaddr); flush_data_cache_page((unsigned long)kaddr); kunmap_coherent(); } else //A: so can not use this addr for cache flush //for 64bit kernel, although addr returned is OK //but the flush_data_cache_page(addr) DOES NOT //touch the cache alias flush_data_cache_page(addr); } } ........ to fix __flush_anon_page, I has one question +. Why using kmap_coherent depends on !Page_dcache_dirty(page)? I think after ce01948eb85d and 0f334a3e8c35, it is safe to kmap_coherent without checking Page_dcache_dirty(page) since with preempt disabled in kmap_coherent, and in interrupt use indepent fixmap index, there is no collision in TLB void __flush_anon_page(struct page *page, unsigned long vmaddr) { void *kaddr; if (page_mapcount(page)) { kaddr = kmap_coherent(page, vmaddr); flush_data_cache_page((unsigned long)kaddr); kunmap_coherent(); } } 2. __flush_dcache_page ........ void __flush_dcache_page(struct page *page) { struct address_space *mapping = page_mapping_file(page); unsigned long addr; if (mapping && !mapping_mapped(mapping)) { SetPageDcacheDirty(page); return; } /* * We could delay the flush for the !page_mapping case too. But that * case is for exec env/arg pages and those are %99 certainly going to * get faulted into the tlb (and thus flushed) anyways. */ //B: calling __flush_dcache_page is under cpu_has_dc_aliases, so //we can not make sure addr returned by kmap_atomic is some //color with page's physical color, //how can flush_data_cache_page flush cache line with this page if (PageHighMem(page)) addr = (unsigned long)kmap_atomic(page); else addr = (unsigned long)page_address(page); flush_data_cache_page(addr); if (PageHighMem(page)) kunmap_atomic((void *)addr); } ........ 3. __update_tlb ..... void __update_cache(unsigned long address, pte_t pte) { struct page *page; unsigned long pfn, addr; int exec = !pte_no_exec(pte) && !cpu_has_ic_fills_f_dc; pfn = pte_pfn(pte); if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn))) return; page = pfn_to_page(pfn); if (Page_dcache_dirty(page)) { //C: same as B, can not make sure the addr is in //same color with address if (PageHighMem(page)) addr = (unsigned long)kmap_atomic(page); else addr = (unsigned long)page_address(page); //C: if exec is true and addr is NOT in same color with address //then flush_data_cache_page CAN NOT hit writeback and //invalidate page's cache line //C: if exec is false, page_do_alias return true, AKA addr is not in same color with address //then flush_data_cache_page(addr) if (exec || pages_do_alias(addr, address & PAGE_MASK)) flush_data_cache_page(addr); if (PageHighMem(page)) kunmap_atomic((void *)addr); ClearPageDcacheDirty(page); } } all 3 issues need page_coherent to work without restriction of !Page_Dcache_Dirty()