From: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@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 19:41:37 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <550C4DC1.3090909@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <550C45AB.3070703-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
20.03.2015 19:07, Stephen Warren пишет:
> 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.
You absolutely right. I goofed it by replacing 'smc' with 'str' without adding
reg reverse for BE when was testing and then blindly made patch. Please ignore
it and sorry for the noise.
--
Dmitry
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From: digetx@gmail.com (Dmitry Osipenko)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: trusted_foundations: Maintain CPU endianness
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:41:37 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <550C4DC1.3090909@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <550C45AB.3070703@wwwdotorg.org>
20.03.2015 19:07, Stephen Warren ?????:
> 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.
You absolutely right. I goofed it by replacing 'smc' with 'str' without adding
reg reverse for BE when was testing and then blindly made patch. Please ignore
it and sorry for the noise.
--
Dmitry
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From: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
To: Stephen Warren <swarren@wwwdotorg.org>
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 19:41:37 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <550C4DC1.3090909@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <550C45AB.3070703@wwwdotorg.org>
20.03.2015 19:07, Stephen Warren пишет:
> 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.
You absolutely right. I goofed it by replacing 'smc' with 'str' without adding
reg reverse for BE when was testing and then blindly made patch. Please ignore
it and sorry for the noise.
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-03-20 16:41 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
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 [this message]
2015-03-20 16:41 ` Dmitry Osipenko
2015-03-20 16:41 ` Dmitry Osipenko
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