[PATCH 3/8] arm64: Add new hcall HVC_CALL_FUNC
Geoff Levand
geoff at infradead.org
Fri Oct 3 16:12:23 PDT 2014
Add the new hcall HVC_CALL_FUNC that allows execution of a function at EL2.
During CPU reset the CPU must be brought to the exception level it had on
entry to the kernel. The HVC_CALL_FUNC hcall will provide the mechanism
needed for this exception level switch.
Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand <geoff at infradead.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h | 13 +++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S | 17 ++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
index 99c319c..055e8d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@
#define HVC_CALL_HYP 3
+/*
+ * HVC_CALL_FUNC - Execute a function at EL2.
+ *
+ * @x0: Physical address of the funtion to be executed.
+ * @x1: Passed as the first argument to the function.
+ * @x2: Passed as the second argument to the function.
+ * @x3: Passed as the third argument to the function.
+ *
+ * The called function must preserve the contents of register x18.
+ */
+
+#define HVC_CALL_FUNC 4
+
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
index 9ce8746..719c726 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
@@ -66,9 +66,20 @@ el1_sync:
mrs x0, vbar_el2
b 2f
-1: cmp x18, #HVC_SET_VECTORS
- b.ne 2f
- msr vbar_el2, x0
+1: cmp x18, #HVC_SET_VECTORS
+ b.ne 1f
+ msr vbar_el2, x0
+ b 2f
+
+1: cmp x18, #HVC_CALL_FUNC
+ b.ne 2f
+ mov x18, lr
+ mov lr, x0
+ mov x0, x1
+ mov x1, x2
+ mov x2, x3
+ blr lr
+ mov lr, x18
2: eret
ENDPROC(el1_sync)
--
1.9.1
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