From: Mark Langsdorf Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:31:53 +0000 (+0200) Subject: x86/docs: add description for cache_disable sysfs interface X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2fad2d9bb8310889f3261035b594b4e068b6eb8b;p=linux-beck.git x86/docs: add description for cache_disable sysfs interface Signed-off-by: Mark Langsdorf Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann Cc: Andrew Morton LKML-Reference: <20090409133153.GL31527@alberich.amd.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-cache_disable new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..175bb4f70512 --- /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