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# This is a simple script that checks the contents of /proc/mtrr to see if# the BIOS maker for the computer took the easy way out in terms of# specifying memory regions when there is a hole below 4GB for PCI access# and the machine has 4GB or more of RAM. When the contents of /proc/mtrr# show a 4GB mapping of write-back cached RAM, minus punch out hole(s) of# uncacheable regions (the area reserved for PCI access), then it becomes# impossible for the ib_ipath driver to set write_combining on its PIO# buffers. To correct the problem, remap the lower memory region in various# chunks up to the start of the punch out hole(s), then delete the punch out# hole(s) entirely as they aren't needed any more. That way, ib_ipath will# be able to set write_combining on its PIO memory access region.BEGIN {regs = 0}function check_base(mem){printf "Base memory data: base=0x%08x, size=0x%x\n", base[mem], size[mem] > "/dev/stderr"if (size[mem] < (512 * 1024 * 1024))return 0if (type[mem] != "write-back")return 0if (base[mem] >= (4 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024))return 0return 1}function check_hole(hole){printf "Hole data: base=0x%08x, size=0x%x\n", base[hole], size[hole] > "/dev/stderr"if (size[hole] > (1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024))return 0if (type[hole] != "uncachable")return 0if ((base[hole] + size[hole]) > (4 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024))return 0return 1}function build_entries(start, end, new_base, new_size, tmp_base){# mtrr registers require alignment of blocks, so a 256MB chunk must# be 256MB aligned. Additionally, all blocks must be a power of 2# in size. So, do the largest power of two size that we can and# still have start + block <= end, rinse and repeat.tmp_base = startdo {new_base = tmp_basenew_size = 4096while (((new_base + new_size) < end) &&((new_base % new_size) == 0))new_size = lshift(new_size, 1)if (((new_base + new_size) > end) ||((new_base % new_size) != 0))new_size = rshift(new_size, 1)printf "base=0x%x size=0x%x type=%s\n",new_base, new_size, type[mem] > "/dev/stderr"printf "base=0x%x size=0x%x type=%s\n",new_base, new_size, type[mem] > "/proc/mtrr"fflush("")tmp_base = new_base + new_size} while (tmp_base < end)}{gsub("^reg", "")gsub(": base=", " ")gsub(" [(].*), size=", " ")gsub(": ", " ")gsub(", count=.*$", "")register[regs] = strtonum($1)base[regs] = strtonum($2)size[regs] = strtonum($3)human_size[regs] = size[regs]if (match($3, "MB")) { size[regs] *= 1024*1024; mult[regs] = "MB" }else { size[regs] *= 1024; mult[regs] = "KB" }type[regs] = $4enabled[regs] = 1end[regs] = base[regs] + size[regs]regs++}END {# First we need to find our base memory region. We only care about# the memory register that starts at base 0. This is the only one# that we can reliably know is our global memory region, and the# only one that we can reliably check against overlaps. It's entirely# possible that any memory region not starting at 0 and having an# overlap with another memory region is in fact intentional and we# shouldn't touch it.for(i=0; i<regs; i++)if (base[i] == 0)break# Did we get a valid base register?if (i == regs)exit 1mem = iif (!check_base(mem))exit 1cur_hole = 0for(i=0; i<regs; i++) {if (i == mem)continueif (base[i] < end[mem] && check_hole(i))holes[cur_hole++] = i}if (cur_hole == 0) {print "Nothing to do" > "/dev/stderr"exit 1}printf "Found %d punch-out holes\n", cur_hole > "/dev/stderr"# We need to sort the holes according to base addressfor(j = 0; j < cur_hole - 1; j++) {for(i = cur_hole - 1; i > j; i--) {if(base[holes[i]] < base[holes[i-1]]) {tmp = holes[i]holes[i] = holes[i-1]holes[i-1] = tmp}}}# OK, the common case would be that the BIOS is mapping holes out# of the 4GB memory range, and that our hole(s) are consecutive and# that our holes and our memory region end at the same place. However,# things like machines with 8GB of RAM or more can foul up these# common traits.## So, our modus operandi is to disable all of the memory/hole regions# to start, then build new base memory zones that in the end add# up to the same as our original zone minus the holes. We know that# we will never have a hole listed here that belongs to a valid# hole punched in a write-combining memory region because you can't# overlay write-combining on top of write-back and we know our base# memory region is write-back, so in order for this hole to overlap# our base memory region it can't be also overlapping a write-combining# region.printf "disable=%d\n", register[mem] > "/dev/stderr"printf "disable=%d\n", register[mem] > "/proc/mtrr"fflush("")enabled[mem] = 0for(i=0; i < cur_hole; i++) {printf "disable=%d\n", register[holes[i]] > "/dev/stderr"printf "disable=%d\n", register[holes[i]] > "/proc/mtrr"fflush("")enabled[holes[i]] = 0}build_entries(base[mem], base[holes[0]])for(i=0; i < cur_hole - 1; i++)if (base[holes[i+1]] > end[holes[i]])build_entries(end[holes[i]], base[holes[i+1]])if (end[mem] > end[holes[i]])build_entries(end[holes[i]], end[mem])# We changed up the mtrr regs, so signal to the rdma script to# reload modules that need the mtrr regs to be right.exit 0}