[PATCH 1/2] armv8: aarch32: Execute 32-bit Linux for LayerScape platforms

Stuart Yoder
2016-09-23T13:13:17Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin Murphy [mailto:robin.murphy at arm.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 7:17 AM
> To: Alison Wang <b18965@freescale.com>; shawnguo at kernel.org; kernel at pengutronix.de; Fabio Estevam
> Estevam <fabio.estevam@nxp.com>; linux at armlinux.org.uk; linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org; linux-
> kernel at vger.kernel.org; Scott Wood <scott.wood@nxp.com>; Stuart Yoder <stuart.yoder@nxp.com>; Leo Li
> <leoyang.li@nxp.com>
> Cc: Jason Jin <jason.jin@nxp.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] armv8: aarch32: Execute 32-bit Linux for LayerScape platforms
>
> Hi Alison,
>
> On 23/09/16 03:19, Alison Wang wrote:
> > The ARMv8 architecture supports:
> > 1. 64-bit execution state, AArch64.
> > 2. 32-bit execution state, AArch32, that is compatible with previous
> > versions of the ARM architecture.
> >
> > LayerScape platforms are compliant with ARMv8 architecture. This patch
> > is to support running 32-bit Linux kernel for LayerScape platforms.
> >
> > Verified on LayerScape LS1043ARDB, LS1012ARDB, LS1046ARDB boards.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ebony Zhu <ebony.zhu@nxp.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Alison Wang <alison.wang@nxp.com>
> > ---
> > arch/arm/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++
> > arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig | 14 ++++++++++++++
> > arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile | 4 +++-
> > arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-layerscape.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > create mode 100644 arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-layerscape.c
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > index f0c8068..e8d470e 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > @@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ config PGTABLE_LEVELS
> > default 3 if ARM_LPAE
> > default 2
> >
> > +config ARCH_AARCH32_ES_SUPPORT
> > + def_bool n
> > + help
> > + The ARMv8 architecture supports 64-bit execution state, AArch64
> > + and 32-bit execution state, AArch32, that is compatible with
> > + previous versions of the ARM architecture.
> > +
> > + Enable AArch32 execution state support for ARMv8 architecture.
>
> What's this supposed to do, exactly? I've been running 32-bit kernels on
> my Juno with very little issue (beyond a couple of DT tweaks, and some
> firmware hacks with a corresponding bit of A64 assembly tacked on the
> front of the zImage to switch into AArch32 state).

Which arch/arm/mach-* platform are you using for Juno?

Thanks,
Stuart