Re: [PATCH V3 2/2] KVM: selftests: Change MDSCR_EL1 register holding variables as uint64_t

[Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:45:10 +0100,
Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/06/25 10:31 PM, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:31:28 +0100,
> > Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Change MDSCR_EL1 register holding local variables as uint64_t that reflects
> >> its true register width as well.
> >>
> >> Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
> >> Cc: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>
> >> Cc: Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>
> >> Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
> >> Cc: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev
> >> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> >> Cc: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
> >> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
> >> Reviewed-by: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@arm.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>
> >> ---
> >>  tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/debug-exceptions.c | 4 ++--
> >>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/debug-exceptions.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/debug-exceptions.c
> >> index c7fb55c9135b..e34963956fbc 100644
> >> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/debug-exceptions.c
> >> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/debug-exceptions.c
> >> @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void enable_os_lock(void)
> >>  
> >>  static void enable_monitor_debug_exceptions(void)
> >>  {
> >> -	uint32_t mdscr;
> >> +	uint64_t mdscr;
> >>  
> >>  	asm volatile("msr daifclr, #8");
> >>  
> >> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void install_hw_bp_ctx(uint8_t addr_bp, uint8_t ctx_bp, uint64_t addr,
> >>  
> >>  static void install_ss(void)
> >>  {
> >> -	uint32_t mdscr;
> >> +	uint64_t mdscr;
> >>  
> >>  	asm volatile("msr daifclr, #8");
> >>  
> > 
> > Why change this in the place that matters *the least*?
> > 
> > arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c is full of 32bit manipulation of
> > this register, and that's only one example of it. So if you are going
> > to change this, please do it fully, not as a random change in a random
> > file.
> 
> The first patch in this series changes mdscr system register to 64 bit
> in the mentioned file (i.e arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c).

Then please Cc me on the series, and not patches at random. Context matters.

	M.

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