Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread Dave Airlie
> > It doesn't work really, which is mostly the problem :) > > > > We mostly use UC on these pages, or WB within cache coherent domains. > > mtrrs are totally useless in this situation. > > > > In what sense does it not work? oh I was mostly joking hence the smily.. really it just means thing run

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Dave Airlie wrote: On Dec 15, 2007 8:00 AM, Siddha, Suresh B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:28:25AM +, Dave Airlie wrote: Yes, the main use for GPUs is to have RAM pages mapped WC, and placed into a GART on the GPU side, currently for Intel IGD we are okay as the CPU

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread Dave Airlie
On Dec 15, 2007 8:00 AM, Siddha, Suresh B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:28:25AM +, Dave Airlie wrote: > > Yes, the main use for GPUs is to have RAM pages mapped WC, and placed into > > a GART on the GPU side, currently for Intel IGD we are okay as the CPU can > >

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread Siddha, Suresh B
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:28:25AM +, Dave Airlie wrote: > Yes, the main use for GPUs is to have RAM pages mapped WC, and placed into > a GART on the GPU side, currently for Intel IGD we are okay as the CPU can > access the GPU GART aperture, but other chips exist where this isn't >

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread Dave Airlie
On Dec 15, 2007 8:00 AM, Siddha, Suresh B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:28:25AM +, Dave Airlie wrote: Yes, the main use for GPUs is to have RAM pages mapped WC, and placed into a GART on the GPU side, currently for Intel IGD we are okay as the CPU can access the

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread Siddha, Suresh B
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:28:25AM +, Dave Airlie wrote: Yes, the main use for GPUs is to have RAM pages mapped WC, and placed into a GART on the GPU side, currently for Intel IGD we are okay as the CPU can access the GPU GART aperture, but other chips exist where this isn't possible, I

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Dave Airlie wrote: On Dec 15, 2007 8:00 AM, Siddha, Suresh B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:28:25AM +, Dave Airlie wrote: Yes, the main use for GPUs is to have RAM pages mapped WC, and placed into a GART on the GPU side, currently for Intel IGD we are okay as the CPU

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-14 Thread Dave Airlie
It doesn't work really, which is mostly the problem :) We mostly use UC on these pages, or WB within cache coherent domains. mtrrs are totally useless in this situation. In what sense does it not work? oh I was mostly joking hence the smily.. really it just means thing run slower than

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-13 Thread Dave Airlie
> Yes. It is that wonderful time of the year again. > No, no. We are not talking about holiday season or new year here. > > We are talking about one another rehash of "why we do not support PAT in x86" > question and series of patches that implement some PAT support before going > into

[RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-13 Thread venkatesh . pallipadi
Yes. It is that wonderful time of the year again. No, no. We are not talking about holiday season or new year here. We are talking about one another rehash of "why we do not support PAT in x86" question and series of patches that implement some PAT support before going into hibernation again.

[RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-13 Thread venkatesh . pallipadi
Yes. It is that wonderful time of the year again. No, no. We are not talking about holiday season or new year here. We are talking about one another rehash of why we do not support PAT in x86 question and series of patches that implement some PAT support before going into hibernation again. Only

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] PAT 64b: PAT support for X86_64

2007-12-13 Thread Dave Airlie
Yes. It is that wonderful time of the year again. No, no. We are not talking about holiday season or new year here. We are talking about one another rehash of why we do not support PAT in x86 question and series of patches that implement some PAT support before going into hibernation