Larry Stefani wrote: > Hi Thiemo, > > I applied your patch (from > http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2008-03/msg00001.html) > on 2.6.16.60, and also patched arch/mips/mm/c-sb1.c to > remove: > > local_flush_data_cache_page = (void *) > sb1_nop; > > in order to compile after your changes to cache.c and > cacheflush.h. However, this did not work on my board, > and I experienced the same lockup as before. Stick with the original 2.6.16.60 code but try to remove the if (cpu_has_dc_aliases) { conditional in ide.h _without_ using my patch. This is what made it boot for me. > >>Keep in mind that this is a crude workaround on top > of other cache code hacks for the SB-1. > > What other "cache code hacks for SB-1"? Are there > additional changes required to 2.6.16.60 to make SB1 > work properly? Did you post those hacks somewhere? No, what I meant to say is that the old sb-1 cache code isn't quite the most trustibe code, it had some holes which were papered over by doing more cache flushes than necessary. Thiemo
