Re: [PATCH] sparc: tsb must be flushed before tlb

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From: Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:05:36 -0500

> This fixes a race where a cpu may re-load a tlb from a stale tsb right
> after it has been flushed by a remote function call.
> 
> I still see some instability when stressing the system with parallel
> kernel builds while creating memory pressure by writing to
> /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages, but this patch improves the stability
> significantly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Bob Picco <bob.picco@xxxxxxxxxx>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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