John David Anglin wrote: > On 5/10/2012 2:41 AM, Rolf Eike Beer wrote: > > John David Anglin wrote: > >> I posted a number of kernel work in progress patches to the linux-parisc > >> list but nobody bothered to test them except for Vincent today. All I > >> know at this point is my rp3440 is much more stable and runs twice as > >> fast as it used to with my cache patch. As such, it can keep up with > >> unstable. This took hundreds of kernel builds and considerable long term > >> testing. > > > > I have your patch from a while back applied to my C8000 and I have not > > seen any crashes or other issues yet (since beginning of April). > > I think Guy Martin has the cache patch running on at least one of his > > machines. > Thanks, it's good to know that there has been some other testing. > > Does anyone have a working 32-bit kernel using the tmpalias support? It > would be nice to know if the problem is a 32-bit or PA 1.1 issue. > > I asked where the crash occurred because PA 2.0 mnemonics are used in > the tmpalias code. On the other hand, if the failure occurs on the first > flush instruction, the issue is likely in the TLB insert code in entry.S. I have a C3600 running a 32 bit kernel and it is rock solid. It is currently running 3.3.5 and has before been running 3.2.4 without any problems (but both without your cache patch). Eike
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