Processor: PPC440
Dcbst takes the store fault.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Mackerras [mailto:<redacted>]
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:35 PM
To: Kallol Biswas
Cc: <redacted>; <redacted>; Ronald Lee; Radjendirane Codandaramane; Shawn Jin
Subject: Re: PPC 2.6.11.4 kernel panics while doing insmod (store fault with d cbst in icache_flush_range)
Kallol Biswas writes:
mr r6,r3
1: dcbst 0,r3
addi r3,r3,L1_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
bdnz 1b
The instruction takes a store fault (DST bit, bit 8 of ESR gets set),
kernel panics with oops (signal 11).
What processor are you using?
Which instruction takes a store fault?
Paul.