[PATCH v1 1/5] ARM: cache-l2x0: add 'smc' identifier

[linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)]

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 05:08:53PM +0530, Srinidhi Kasagar wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 12:33:25 +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 03:43:31PM +0530, srinidhi kasagar wrote:
> > > Add 'smc' (Secure Monitor Call) identifier to differentiates
> > > the platforms which implements this.
> > 
> > This patch makes no sense.
> > 
> > So, if setting 'smc' in the DT description is supposed to mean that
> > the platform has a secure monitor then...
> > 
> > > +	is_smc = of_property_read_bool(np, "smc");
> > > +
> > > +	if (is_smc) {
> > > +		/* set the debug interface */
> > > +		outer_cache.set_debug = pl310_set_debug;
> > > +	}
> > 
> > Now, let's look at what pl310_set_debug() does:
> > 
> > static void pl310_set_debug(unsigned long val)
> > {
> >         writel_relaxed(val, l2x0_base + L2X0_DEBUG_CTRL);
> > }
> > 
> > Can you explain where the secure monitor call is there please, because
> > I can't see one.  In fact, this is the function used when there _isn't_
> > a secure monitor.  So this patch just seems totally wrong to me.
> 
> Today, one and only platform is omap. Please check below snapshot: 

I don't think you understood my point at all.

OMAP sets outer_cache.set_debug to point at its own function to issue a
SMC to set the debug register.

pl310_set_debug() is not that code; pl310_set_debug() is used on non-OMAP
platforms to write to this register directly.

Your patch disables the whole workaround if 'smc' is not specified in DT
or 'true' is passed into the l2x0 init function.

Therefore, this patch is just rubbish IMHO.  I don't think you've taken
the time to understand the code you're modifying, nor have you understood
the point that I made above.