Received: from mail.windriver.com ([147.11.1.11]:62138 "EHLO mail.windriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by eddie.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S27007608AbcBVSWOnY5gv (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:22:14 +0100 From: Yang Shi Subject: Does CN68XX still need DCache prefetch workaround? Message-ID: <56CB51CE.6070905@windriver.com> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:22:06 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: To: david.daney@cavium.com Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Message-ID: <20160222182206.moIM3lKutV1nDxp58Vz97eAf_dLcQ1MeAahd3D_vqe8@z> I David, When I booted up 4.5-rc4 kernel on CN68xx board, both pass 1.1 and pass 2.2 reports: Kernel panic - not syncing: OCTEON II DCache prefetch workaround not in place (cfa00000). Please build kernel with proper options (CONFIG_CAVIUM_CN63XXP1). According to the description of he option, it should just have impact on 63xx pass 1.x. It looks confusing. Any hint is appreciated? Thanks, Yang