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| author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-06-11 17:55:42 +0200 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-06-11 17:55:42 +0200 |
| commit | 940010c5a314a7bd9b498593bc6ba1718ac5aec5 (patch) | |
| tree | d141e08ced08c40c6a8e3ab2cdecde5ff14e560f /Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable | |
| parent | 8dc8e5e8bc0ce00b0f656bf972f67cd8a72759e5 (diff) | |
| parent | 991ec02cdca33b03a132a0cacfe6f0aa0be9aa8d (diff) | |
Merge branch 'linus' into perfcounters/core
Conflicts:
arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
arch/x86/kernel/irqinit_64.c
arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
arch/x86/mm/fault.c
include/linux/sched.h
kernel/exit.c
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..175bb4f7051 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cache/index*/cache_disable_X +Date: August 2008 +KernelVersion: 2.6.27 +Contact: mark.langsdorf@amd.com +Description: These files exist in every cpu's cache index directories. + There are currently 2 cache_disable_# files in each + directory. Reading from these files on a supported + processor will return that cache disable index value + for that processor and node. Writing to one of these + files will cause the specificed cache index to be disabled. + + Currently, only AMD Family 10h Processors support cache index + disable, and only for their L3 caches. See the BIOS and + Kernel Developer's Guide at + http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/31116-Public-GH-BKDG_3.20_2-4-09.pdf + for formatting information and other details on the + cache index disable. +Users: joachim.deguara@amd.com |