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+        - this file
+mtrr.txt
+        - how to use x86 Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
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+MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) control
+3 Jun 1999
+Richard Gooch
+<rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+
+  On Intel P6 family processors (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later)
+  the Memory Type Range Registers (MTRRs) may be used to control
+  processor access to memory ranges. This is most useful when you have
+  a video (VGA) card on a PCI or AGP bus. Enabling write-combining
+  allows bus write transfers to be combined into a larger transfer
+  before bursting over the PCI/AGP bus. This can increase performance
+  of image write operations 2.5 times or more.
+
+  The Cyrix 6x86, 6x86MX and M II processors have Address Range
+  Registers (ARRs) which provide a similar functionality to MTRRs. For
+  these, the ARRs are used to emulate the MTRRs.
+
+  The AMD K6-2 (stepping 8 and above) and K6-3 processors have two
+  MTRRs. These are supported.  The AMD Athlon family provide 8 Intel
+  style MTRRs.
+
+  The Centaur C6 (WinChip) has 8 MCRs, allowing write-combining. These
+  are supported.
+
+  The VIA Cyrix III and VIA C3 CPUs offer 8 Intel style MTRRs.
+
+  The CONFIG_MTRR option creates a /proc/mtrr file which may be used
+  to manipulate your MTRRs. Typically the X server should use
+  this. This should have a reasonably generic interface so that
+  similar control registers on other processors can be easily
+  supported.
+
+
+There are two interfaces to /proc/mtrr: one is an ASCII interface
+which allows you to read and write. The other is an ioctl()
+interface. The ASCII interface is meant for administration. The
+ioctl() interface is meant for C programs (i.e. the X server). The
+interfaces are described below, with sample commands and C code.
+
+===============================================================================
+Reading MTRRs from the shell:
+
+% cat /proc/mtrr
+reg00: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 128MB: write-back, count=1
+reg01: base=0x08000000 ( 128MB), size=  64MB: write-back, count=1
+===============================================================================
+Creating MTRRs from the C-shell:
+# echo "base=0xf8000000 size=0x400000 type=write-combining" >! /proc/mtrr
+or if you use bash:
+# echo "base=0xf8000000 size=0x400000 type=write-combining" >| /proc/mtrr
+
+And the result thereof:
+% cat /proc/mtrr
+reg00: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 128MB: write-back, count=1
+reg01: base=0x08000000 ( 128MB), size=  64MB: write-back, count=1
+reg02: base=0xf8000000 (3968MB), size=   4MB: write-combining, count=1
+
+This is for video RAM at base address 0xf8000000 and size 4 megabytes. To
+find out your base address, you need to look at the output of your X
+server, which tells you where the linear framebuffer address is. A
+typical line that you may get is:
+
+(--) S3: PCI: 968 rev 0, Linear FB @ 0xf8000000
+
+Note that you should only use the value from the X server, as it may
+move the framebuffer base address, so the only value you can trust is
+that reported by the X server.
+
+To find out the size of your framebuffer (what, you don't actually
+know?), the following line will tell you:
+
+(--) S3: videoram:  4096k
+
+That's 4 megabytes, which is 0x400000 bytes (in hexadecimal).
+A patch is being written for XFree86 which will make this automatic:
+in other words the X server will manipulate /proc/mtrr using the
+ioctl() interface, so users won't have to do anything. If you use a
+commercial X server, lobby your vendor to add support for MTRRs.
+===============================================================================
+Creating overlapping MTRRs:
+
+%echo "base=0xfb000000 size=0x1000000 type=write-combining" >/proc/mtrr
+%echo "base=0xfb000000 size=0x1000 type=uncachable" >/proc/mtrr
+
+And the results: cat /proc/mtrr
+reg00: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size=  64MB: write-back, count=1
+reg01: base=0xfb000000 (4016MB), size=  16MB: write-combining, count=1
+reg02: base=0xfb000000 (4016MB), size=   4kB: uncachable, count=1
+
+Some cards (especially Voodoo Graphics boards) need this 4 kB area
+excluded from the beginning of the region because it is used for
+registers.
+
+NOTE: You can only create type=uncachable region, if the first
+region that you created is type=write-combining.
+===============================================================================
+Removing MTRRs from the C-shell:
+% echo "disable=2" >! /proc/mtrr
+or using bash:
+% echo "disable=2" >| /proc/mtrr
+===============================================================================
+Reading MTRRs from a C program using ioctl()'s:
+
+/*  mtrr-show.c
+
+    Source file for mtrr-show (example program to show MTRRs using ioctl()'s)
+
+    Copyright (C) 1997-1998  Richard Gooch
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+    Richard Gooch may be reached by email at  rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
+    The postal address is:
+      Richard Gooch, c/o ATNF, P. O. Box 76, Epping, N.S.W., 2121, Australia.
+*/
+
+/*
+    This program will use an ioctl() on /proc/mtrr to show the current MTRR
+    settings. This is an alternative to reading /proc/mtrr.
+
+
+    Written by      Richard Gooch   17-DEC-1997
+
+    Last updated by Richard Gooch   2-MAY-1998
+
+
+*/
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <asm/mtrr.h>
+
+#define TRUE 1
+#define FALSE 0
+#define ERRSTRING strerror (errno)
+
+static char *mtrr_strings[MTRR_NUM_TYPES] =
+{
+    "uncachable",               /* 0 */
+    "write-combining",          /* 1 */
+    "?",                        /* 2 */
+    "?",                        /* 3 */
+    "write-through",            /* 4 */
+    "write-protect",            /* 5 */
+    "write-back",               /* 6 */
+};
+
+int main ()
+{
+    int fd;
+    struct mtrr_gentry gentry;
+
+    if ( ( fd = open ("/proc/mtrr", O_RDONLY, 0) ) == -1 )
+    {
+        if (errno == ENOENT)
+        {
+            fputs ("/proc/mtrr not found: not supported or you don't have a PPro?\n",
+                   stderr);
+            exit (1);
+        }
+        fprintf (stderr, "Error opening /proc/mtrr\t%s\n", ERRSTRING);
+        exit (2);
+    }
+    for (gentry.regnum = 0; ioctl (fd, MTRRIOC_GET_ENTRY, &gentry) == 0;
+         ++gentry.regnum)
+    {
+        if (gentry.size < 1)
+        {
+            fprintf (stderr, "Register: %u disabled\n", gentry.regnum);
+            continue;
+        }
+        fprintf (stderr, "Register: %u base: 0x%lx size: 0x%lx type: %s\n",
+                 gentry.regnum, gentry.base, gentry.size,
+                 mtrr_strings[gentry.type]);
+    }
+    if (errno == EINVAL) exit (0);
+    fprintf (stderr, "Error doing ioctl(2) on /dev/mtrr\t%s\n", ERRSTRING);
+    exit (3);
+}   /*  End Function main  */
+===============================================================================
+Creating MTRRs from a C programme using ioctl()'s:
+
+/*  mtrr-add.c
+
+    Source file for mtrr-add (example programme to add an MTRRs using ioctl())
+
+    Copyright (C) 1997-1998  Richard Gooch
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+    Richard Gooch may be reached by email at  rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
+    The postal address is:
+      Richard Gooch, c/o ATNF, P. O. Box 76, Epping, N.S.W., 2121, Australia.
+*/
+
+/*
+    This programme will use an ioctl() on /proc/mtrr to add an entry. The first
+    available mtrr is used. This is an alternative to writing /proc/mtrr.
+
+
+    Written by      Richard Gooch   17-DEC-1997
+
+    Last updated by Richard Gooch   2-MAY-1998
+
+
+*/
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <asm/mtrr.h>
+
+#define TRUE 1
+#define FALSE 0
+#define ERRSTRING strerror (errno)
+
+static char *mtrr_strings[MTRR_NUM_TYPES] =
+{
+    "uncachable",               /* 0 */
+    "write-combining",          /* 1 */
+    "?",                        /* 2 */
+    "?",                        /* 3 */
+    "write-through",            /* 4 */
+    "write-protect",            /* 5 */
+    "write-back",               /* 6 */
+};
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int fd;
+    struct mtrr_sentry sentry;
+
+    if (argc != 4)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Usage:\tmtrr-add base size type\n");
+        exit (1);
+    }
+    sentry.base = strtoul (argv[1], NULL, 0);
+    sentry.size = strtoul (argv[2], NULL, 0);
+    for (sentry.type = 0; sentry.type < MTRR_NUM_TYPES; ++sentry.type)
+    {
+        if (strcmp (argv[3], mtrr_strings[sentry.type]) == 0) break;
+    }
+    if (sentry.type >= MTRR_NUM_TYPES)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Illegal type: \"%s\"\n", argv[3]);
+        exit (2);
+    }
+    if ( ( fd = open ("/proc/mtrr", O_WRONLY, 0) ) == -1 )
+    {
+        if (errno == ENOENT)
+        {
+            fputs ("/proc/mtrr not found: not supported or you don't have a PPro?\n",
+                   stderr);
+            exit (3);
+        }
+        fprintf (stderr, "Error opening /proc/mtrr\t%s\n", ERRSTRING);
+        exit (4);
+    }
+    if (ioctl (fd, MTRRIOC_ADD_ENTRY, &sentry) == -1)
+    {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Error doing ioctl(2) on /dev/mtrr\t%s\n", ERRSTRING);
+        exit (5);
+    }
+    fprintf (stderr, "Sleeping for 5 seconds so you can see the new entry\n");
+    sleep (5);
+    close (fd);
+    fputs ("I've just closed /proc/mtrr so now the new entry should be gone\n",
+           stderr);
+}   /*  End Function main  */
+===============================================================================