From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dirk.behme@gmail.com (Dirk Behme) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:51:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ARM: imx: Do L2 errata only if the L2 cache isn't enabled In-Reply-To: <20160212141654.GA10826@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <1455261093-11849-1-git-send-email-dirk.behme@de.bosch.com> <20160212141654.GA10826@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> Message-ID: <56BDFF64.9090701@gmail.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 12.02.2016 15:16, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 08:11:33AM +0100, Dirk Behme wrote: >> All the generic L2 cache handling code is encapsulated by a >> check if the L2 cache is enabled. If it's enabled already, the code >> is skipped. >> >> For the i.MX6 specific L2 cache handling we missed this check. >> Add it. > > What's the reasoning behind this? The prefetch register is writable > while the L2 cache is enabled, unlike the auxiliary control register. From an internal log I have the following info: The write to the L2-Cache controller from non-secure world causes an imprecise external abort. If Linux runs from normal world the cache controller is already enabled and thus no configuration is needed by Linux. Best regards Dirk