Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 3 authors, 2000-09-26

Re: switching linux kernels

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From: Dan Malek <hidden>
Date: 2000-09-26 15:54:48

Julia Elbert wrote:
                I am switching to HardHat 2.2.13 from ppc 2.2.13.
.....whatsoever, just the data is corrupted some how.

Depending upon the flavor of the day ppc 2.2.13, it could be a cache
configuration difference.  The old 2.2.13 kernels often had the data
cache in the write-through mode to avoid a variety of bugs in both
hardware and software.

The HHLinux 2.2.13 (and all later kernels) run with copy-back data
cache and subsequent silicon errata fixes, so there may be a cache
coherency hole in the way your driver manages it's space.


	-- Dan

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