x86: Disable large pages on CPUs with Atom erratum AAE44
Atom erratum AAE44/AAF40/AAG38/AAH41: "If software clears the PS (page size) bit in a present PDE (page directory entry), that will cause linear addresses mapped through this PDE to use 4-KByte pages instead of using a large page after old TLB entries are invalidated. Due to this erratum, if a code fetch uses this PDE before the TLB entry for the large page is invalidated then it may fetch from a different physical address than specified by either the old large page translation or the new 4-KByte page translation. This erratum may also cause speculative code fetches from incorrect addresses." [http://download.intel.com/design/processor/specupdt/319536.pdf] Where as commit 211b3d03 seems to workaround errata AAH41 (mixed 4K TLBs) it reduces the window of opportunity for the bug to occur and does not totally remove it. This patch disables mixed 4K/4MB page tables totally avoiding the page splitting and not tripping this processor issue. This is based on an original patch by Colin King. Originally-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com> Cc: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> LKML-Reference: <1269271251-19775-1-git-send-email-colin.king@canonical.com> Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
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