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From: Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
To: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Thierry Reding
	<thierry.reding-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot
	<gnurou-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-tegra-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Russell King <linux-lFZ/pmaqli7XmaaqVzeoHQ@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: trusted_foundations: Maintain CPU endianness
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:07:07 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <550C45AB.3070703@wwwdotorg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1426865807-22981-1-git-send-email-digetx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

On 03/20/2015 09:36 AM, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> Convert CPU reset vector address to LE to support big-endian kernel.

Naively this sounds a little odd; the value here is in a CPU register 
all the time, not in memory, so I'm not sure why endianness is relevant? 
Presumably the CPU doesn't end up byte-swapping values in registers when 
running in BE mode or it takes an SMC? If it does, why don't we need 
cpu_to_le32(TF_SET_CPU_BOOT_ADDR_SMC) too?

Sorry if this is a silly question; I haven't followed any of the BE 
kernel patches.

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From: swarren@wwwdotorg.org (Stephen Warren)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: trusted_foundations: Maintain CPU endianness
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:07:07 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <550C45AB.3070703@wwwdotorg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1426865807-22981-1-git-send-email-digetx@gmail.com>

On 03/20/2015 09:36 AM, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> Convert CPU reset vector address to LE to support big-endian kernel.

Naively this sounds a little odd; the value here is in a CPU register 
all the time, not in memory, so I'm not sure why endianness is relevant? 
Presumably the CPU doesn't end up byte-swapping values in registers when 
running in BE mode or it takes an SMC? If it does, why don't we need 
cpu_to_le32(TF_SET_CPU_BOOT_ADDR_SMC) too?

Sorry if this is a silly question; I haven't followed any of the BE 
kernel patches.

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From: Stephen Warren <swarren@wwwdotorg.org>
To: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@gmail.com>,
	linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org,
	Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: trusted_foundations: Maintain CPU endianness
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:07:07 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <550C45AB.3070703@wwwdotorg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1426865807-22981-1-git-send-email-digetx@gmail.com>

On 03/20/2015 09:36 AM, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> Convert CPU reset vector address to LE to support big-endian kernel.

Naively this sounds a little odd; the value here is in a CPU register 
all the time, not in memory, so I'm not sure why endianness is relevant? 
Presumably the CPU doesn't end up byte-swapping values in registers when 
running in BE mode or it takes an SMC? If it does, why don't we need 
cpu_to_le32(TF_SET_CPU_BOOT_ADDR_SMC) too?

Sorry if this is a silly question; I haven't followed any of the BE 
kernel patches.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-03-20 16:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-03-20 15:36 [PATCH] ARM: trusted_foundations: Maintain CPU endianness Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 15:36 ` Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 15:36 ` Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 15:47 ` Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 15:47   ` Dmitry Osipenko
     [not found]   ` <550C4106.4090801-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-20 16:20     ` Dave Martin
2015-03-20 16:20       ` Dave Martin
2015-03-20 16:20       ` Dave Martin
     [not found] ` <1426865807-22981-1-git-send-email-digetx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-20 16:07   ` Stephen Warren [this message]
2015-03-20 16:07     ` Stephen Warren
2015-03-20 16:07     ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]     ` <550C45AB.3070703-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-20 16:41       ` Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 16:41         ` Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 16:41         ` Dmitry Osipenko

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