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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/asm-x86/pgtable-3level.h | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pgtable-3level.h b/include/asm-x86/pgtable-3level.h index ed4c6f0e57ec..ad71960bca3a 100644 --- a/include/asm-x86/pgtable-3level.h +++ b/include/asm-x86/pgtable-3level.h @@ -93,17 +93,20 @@ static inline void native_pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmd) static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pudp) { + unsigned long pgd; + set_pud(pudp, __pud(0)); /* * Pentium-II erratum A13: in PAE mode we explicitly have to flush * the TLB via cr3 if the top-level pgd is changed... * - * XXX I don't think we need to worry about this here, since - * when clearing the pud, the calling code needs to flush the - * tlb anyway. But do it now for safety's sake. - jsgf + * Make sure the pud entry we're updating is within the + * current pgd to avoid unnecessary TLB flushes. */ - write_cr3(read_cr3()); + pgd = read_cr3(); + if (__pa(pudp) >= pgd && __pa(pudp) < (pgd + sizeof(pgd_t)*PTRS_PER_PGD)) + write_cr3(pgd); } #define pud_page(pud) \ |