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powerpc: disable the TLBIE lock, it's not needed for POWER8
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Authored by adrian on Jan 24 2026, 2:58 AM.
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Summary

According to POWER8_UM_v1.3_16MAR2016 3.8.3 Translation Lookaside
Buffer (TLB), POWER8 supports lockless TLBIE operations.

Locally Tested:

  • IBM POWER8 Revision 2.0, dual socket, 160 threads

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rG FreeBSD src repository
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Build 66986: arc lint + arc unit

Event Timeline

don't duplicate the section, thanks ppl

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 24 2026, 8:32 PM