[PATCH v2 01/13] RISC-V: add helper function to read the vector VLEN

Jerry Shih
2023-11-27T07:07:16Z

From: Heiko Stuebner <heiko.stuebner@vrull.eu>

VLEN describes the length of each vector register and some instructions
need specific minimal VLENs to work correctly.

The vector code already includes a variable riscv_v_vsize that contains
the value of "32 vector registers with vlenb length" that gets filled
during boot. vlenb is the value contained in the CSR_VLENB register and
the value represents "VLEN / 8".

So add riscv_vector_vlen() to return the actual VLEN value for in-kernel
users when they need to check the available VLEN.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko.stuebner@vrull.eu>
Signed-off-by: Jerry Shih <jerry.shih@sifive.com>
---
arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
index 9fb2dea66abd..1fd3e5510b64 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
@@ -244,4 +244,15 @@ void kernel_vector_allow_preemption(void);
#define kernel_vector_allow_preemption() do {} while (0)
#endif

+/*
+ * Return the implementation's vlen value.
+ *
+ * riscv_v_vsize contains the value of "32 vector registers with vlenb length"
+ * so rebuild the vlen value in bits from it.
+ */
+static inline int riscv_vector_vlen(void)
+{
+ return riscv_v_vsize / 32 * 8;
+}
+
#endif /* ! __ASM_RISCV_VECTOR_H */
--
2.28.0