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-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/boot.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/kernel-stacks (renamed from Documentation/x86/x86_64/kernel-stacks)54
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/pat.txt48
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt3
6 files changed, 110 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 69e139791868..9da6f3512249 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -1124,7 +1124,6 @@ The boot loader *must* fill out the following fields in bp,
o hdr.code32_start
o hdr.cmd_line_ptr
- o hdr.cmdline_size
o hdr.ramdisk_image (if applicable)
o hdr.ramdisk_size (if applicable)
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt b/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt
index 9132b86176a3..33884d156125 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Some of these entries are:
- system_call: syscall instruction from 64-bit code.
- - ia32_syscall: int 0x80 from 32-bit or 64-bit code; compat syscall
+ - entry_INT80_compat: int 0x80 from 32-bit or 64-bit code; compat syscall
either way.
- - ia32_syscall, ia32_sysenter: syscall and sysenter from 32-bit
+ - entry_INT80_compat, ia32_sysenter: syscall and sysenter from 32-bit
code
- interrupt: An array of entries. Every IDT vector that doesn't
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/kernel-stacks b/Documentation/x86/kernel-stacks
index e3c8a49d1a2f..0f3a6c201943 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/kernel-stacks
+++ b/Documentation/x86/kernel-stacks
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Kernel stacks on x86-64 bit
+---------------------------
+
Most of the text from Keith Owens, hacked by AK
x86_64 page size (PAGE_SIZE) is 4K.
@@ -56,13 +59,6 @@ If that assumption is ever broken then the stacks will become corrupt.
The currently assigned IST stacks are :-
-* STACKFAULT_STACK. EXCEPTION_STKSZ (PAGE_SIZE).
-
- Used for interrupt 12 - Stack Fault Exception (#SS).
-
- This allows the CPU to recover from invalid stack segments. Rarely
- happens.
-
* DOUBLEFAULT_STACK. EXCEPTION_STKSZ (PAGE_SIZE).
Used for interrupt 8 - Double Fault Exception (#DF).
@@ -99,3 +95,47 @@ The currently assigned IST stacks are :-
assumptions about the previous state of the kernel stack.
For more details see the Intel IA32 or AMD AMD64 architecture manuals.
+
+
+Printing backtraces on x86
+--------------------------
+
+The question about the '?' preceding function names in an x86 stacktrace
+keeps popping up, here's an indepth explanation. It helps if the reader
+stares at print_context_stack() and the whole machinery in and around
+arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c.
+
+Adapted from Ingo's mail, Message-ID: <20150521101614.GA10889@gmail.com>:
+
+We always scan the full kernel stack for return addresses stored on
+the kernel stack(s) [*], from stack top to stack bottom, and print out
+anything that 'looks like' a kernel text address.
+
+If it fits into the frame pointer chain, we print it without a question
+mark, knowing that it's part of the real backtrace.
+
+If the address does not fit into our expected frame pointer chain we
+still print it, but we print a '?'. It can mean two things:
+
+ - either the address is not part of the call chain: it's just stale
+ values on the kernel stack, from earlier function calls. This is
+ the common case.
+
+ - or it is part of the call chain, but the frame pointer was not set
+ up properly within the function, so we don't recognize it.
+
+This way we will always print out the real call chain (plus a few more
+entries), regardless of whether the frame pointer was set up correctly
+or not - but in most cases we'll get the call chain right as well. The
+entries printed are strictly in stack order, so you can deduce more
+information from that as well.
+
+The most important property of this method is that we _never_ lose
+information: we always strive to print _all_ addresses on the stack(s)
+that look like kernel text addresses, so if debug information is wrong,
+we still print out the real call chain as well - just with more question
+marks than ideal.
+
+[*] For things like IRQ and IST stacks, we also scan those stacks, in
+ the right order, and try to cross from one stack into another
+ reconstructing the call chain. This works most of the time.
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt
index cc071dc333c2..860bc3adc223 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) control
-3 Jun 1999
-Richard Gooch
-<rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+
+Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au> - 3 Jun 1999
+Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@do-not-panic.com> - April 9, 2015
+
+===============================================================================
+Phasing out MTRR use
+
+MTRR use is replaced on modern x86 hardware with PAT. Over time the only type
+of effective MTRR that is expected to be supported will be for write-combining.
+As MTRR use is phased out device drivers should use arch_phys_wc_add() to make
+MTRR effective on non-PAT systems while a no-op on PAT enabled systems.
+
+For details refer to Documentation/x86/pat.txt.
+
+===============================================================================
On Intel P6 family processors (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later)
the Memory Type Range Registers (MTRRs) may be used to control
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
index cf08c9fff3cd..54944c71b819 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ virtual addresses.
PAT allows for different types of memory attributes. The most commonly used
ones that will be supported at this time are Write-back, Uncached,
-Write-combined and Uncached Minus.
+Write-combined, Write-through and Uncached Minus.
PAT APIs
@@ -34,16 +34,23 @@ ioremap | -- | UC- | UC- |
| | | |
ioremap_cache | -- | WB | WB |
| | | |
+ioremap_uc | -- | UC | UC |
+ | | | |
ioremap_nocache | -- | UC- | UC- |
| | | |
ioremap_wc | -- | -- | WC |
| | | |
+ioremap_wt | -- | -- | WT |
+ | | | |
set_memory_uc | UC- | -- | -- |
set_memory_wb | | | |
| | | |
set_memory_wc | WC | -- | -- |
set_memory_wb | | | |
| | | |
+set_memory_wt | WT | -- | -- |
+ set_memory_wb | | | |
+ | | | |
pci sysfs resource | -- | -- | UC- |
| | | |
pci sysfs resource_wc | -- | -- | WC |
@@ -102,7 +109,38 @@ wants to export a RAM region, it has to do set_memory_uc() or set_memory_wc()
as step 0 above and also track the usage of those pages and use set_memory_wb()
before the page is freed to free pool.
-
+MTRR effects on PAT / non-PAT systems
+-------------------------------------
+
+The following table provides the effects of using write-combining MTRRs when
+using ioremap*() calls on x86 for both non-PAT and PAT systems. Ideally
+mtrr_add() usage will be phased out in favor of arch_phys_wc_add() which will
+be a no-op on PAT enabled systems. The region over which a arch_phys_wc_add()
+is made, should already have been ioremapped with WC attributes or PAT entries,
+this can be done by using ioremap_wc() / set_memory_wc(). Devices which
+combine areas of IO memory desired to remain uncacheable with areas where
+write-combining is desirable should consider use of ioremap_uc() followed by
+set_memory_wc() to white-list effective write-combined areas. Such use is
+nevertheless discouraged as the effective memory type is considered
+implementation defined, yet this strategy can be used as last resort on devices
+with size-constrained regions where otherwise MTRR write-combining would
+otherwise not be effective.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+MTRR Non-PAT PAT Linux ioremap value Effective memory type
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Non-PAT | PAT
+ PAT
+ |PCD
+ ||PWT
+ |||
+WC 000 WB _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB WC | WC
+WC 001 WC _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WC WC* | WC
+WC 010 UC- _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS WC* | UC
+WC 011 UC _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC UC | UC
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(*) denotes implementation defined and is discouraged
Notes:
@@ -115,8 +153,8 @@ can be more restrictive, in case of any existing aliasing for that address.
For example: If there is an existing uncached mapping, a new ioremap_wc can
return uncached mapping in place of write-combine requested.
-set_memory_[uc|wc] and set_memory_wb should be used in pairs, where driver will
-first make a region uc or wc and switch it back to wb after use.
+set_memory_[uc|wc|wt] and set_memory_wb should be used in pairs, where driver
+will first make a region uc, wc or wt and switch it back to wb after use.
Over time writes to /proc/mtrr will be deprecated in favor of using PAT based
interfaces. Users writing to /proc/mtrr are suggested to use above interfaces.
@@ -124,7 +162,7 @@ interfaces. Users writing to /proc/mtrr are suggested to use above interfaces.
Drivers should use ioremap_[uc|wc] to access PCI BARs with [uc|wc] access
types.
-Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc] to set access type for RAM ranges.
+Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc|wt] to set access type for RAM ranges.
PAT debugging
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index 5223479291a2..68ed3114c363 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ Machine check
(e.g. BIOS or hardware monitoring applications), conflicting
with OS's error handling, and you cannot deactivate the agent,
then this option will be a help.
+ mce=no_lmce
+ Do not opt-in to Local MCE delivery. Use legacy method
+ to broadcast MCEs.
mce=bootlog
Enable logging of machine checks left over from booting.
Disabled by default on AMD because some BIOS leave bogus ones.