[PATCHv2 1/2] arm64/relocate_kernel: remove redundant code

[Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@gmail.com>]

Kernel startup entry point requires disabling MMU and D-cache.

As for kexec-reboot, taking a close look at "msr sctlr_el1, x12" in
__cpu_soft_restart as the following:

-1. booted at EL1
The instruction is enough to disable MMU and I/D cache for
EL1 regime.

-2. booted at EL2, using VHE
Access to SCTLR_EL1 is redirected to SCTLR_EL2 in EL2.  So the instruction
is enough to disable MMU and clear I+C bits for EL2 regime.

-3. booted at EL2, not using VHE
The instruction itself can not affect EL2 regime. But The hyp-stub doesn't
enable the MMU and I/D cache for EL2 regime. And KVM also disable them for EL2
regime when its unloaded, or execute a HVC_SOFT_RESTART call. So when
kexec-reboot, the code in KVM has prepare the requirement.

As a conclusion, disabling MMU and clearing I+C bits in
SYM_CODE_START(arm64_relocate_new_kernel) is redundant, and can be removed

Signed-off-by: Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@gmail.com>
Cc: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
Cc: Geoff Levand <geoff@infradead.org>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Remi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis.courmont@huawei.com>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Cc: kvmarm@lists.cs.columbia.edu
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S       |  4 ++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S | 12 ------------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
index 4a18055..37721eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ SYM_CODE_START(__cpu_soft_restart)
 	mov_q	x13, SCTLR_ELx_FLAGS
 	bic	x12, x12, x13
 	pre_disable_mmu_workaround
+	/*
+	 * either disable EL1&0 translation regime or disable EL2&0 translation
+	 * regime if HCR_EL2.E2H == 1
+	 */
 	msr	sctlr_el1, x12
 	isb
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
index 542d6ed..84eec95 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
@@ -36,18 +36,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START(arm64_relocate_new_kernel)
 	mov	x14, xzr			/* x14 = entry ptr */
 	mov	x13, xzr			/* x13 = copy dest */
 
-	/* Clear the sctlr_el2 flags. */
-	mrs	x0, CurrentEL
-	cmp	x0, #CurrentEL_EL2
-	b.ne	1f
-	mrs	x0, sctlr_el2
-	mov_q	x1, SCTLR_ELx_FLAGS
-	bic	x0, x0, x1
-	pre_disable_mmu_workaround
-	msr	sctlr_el2, x0
-	isb
-1:
-
 	/* Check if the new image needs relocation. */
 	tbnz	x16, IND_DONE_BIT, .Ldone
 
-- 
2.7.5

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