[U-Boot] [PATCH 03/13 v5] ARM: OMAP3: Add ARM Cortex A8 common directory

[Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@googlemail.com>]

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear dirk.behme at googlemail.com,
> 
> In message <490df313.1358560a.73b4.222e@mx.google.com> you wrote:
> 
>>--===============1314021165==
>>
>>From: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@gmail.com>
>>
>>Add ARM Cortex A8 common directory
>>
>>Signed-off-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@gmail.com>
> 
> ...
> 
> 
>>+static void cp_delay(void)
>>+{
>>+	volatile int i;
>>+
>>+	/* Many OMAP regs need at least 2 nops */
>>+	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) ;
> 
> 
> There is not much reason for the compiler not to optimize  this  code
> away.
> 
> 
>>+void icache_disable(void)
>>+{
>>+	ulong reg;
>>+
>>+	reg = read_p15_c1();
>>+	cp_delay();
>>+	write_p15_c1(reg & ~C1_IC);
>>+}
>>+
>>+void dcache_disable (void)
>>+{
>>+	ulong reg;
>>+
>>+	reg = read_p15_c1 ();
>>+	cp_delay ();
>>+	write_p15_c1 (reg & ~C1_DC);
>>+}
> 
> 
> Would it make sense to flush caches before disbling?

Basically yes. But regarding the logic used in existing code, e.g.

cpu/arm1176/cpu.c (cleanup_before_linux())

I'm not sure about this. The logic seems to be to provide single 
functions for each cache operation and then call the functions in the 
correct order.

>>+	/* someone ought to write a more effiction fiq_save_user_regs */
> 
> 
> effiction ? 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
>