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| author | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2015-09-08 01:01:14 -0300 |
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| committer | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2015-09-08 01:01:14 -0300 |
| commit | e5fd91f1ef340da553f7a79da9540c3db711c937 (patch) | |
| tree | b11842027dc6641da63f4bcc524f8678263304a3 /Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt | |
| parent | 2a9b0348e685a63d97486f6749622b61e9e3292f (diff) | |
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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt index cc071dc33..860bc3adc 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 |