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charset=US-ASCII X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 185.219.108.64 X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: oupton@kernel.org, fuad.tabba@linux.dev, joey.gouly@arm.com, seiden@linux.ibm.com, suzuki.poulose@arm.com, yuzenghui@huawei.com, rananta@google.com, eric.auger@redhat.com, will@kernel.org, tabba@google.com, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: maz@kernel.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on disco-boy.misterjones.org); SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.2 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-26) on aws-us-west-2-korg-listserv-alma10-1 On Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:12:23 +0000, Oliver Upton wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 03:26:38PM +0000, Fuad Tabba wrote: > > KVM can run a GICv2 VM on a GICv4.0 host whose CPU interface supports > > legacy operation. > > I'm pretty sure there's no IP out there that has GICv4.0 and legacy > mode... My favourite space heater, HiSi D05, says otherwise: 64 A72, GICv4.0. Remember that it is the *CPU* that provides compat mode, and not the GIC. M. -- Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny.