[PATCH 2/7] arm64: Convert hcalls to use ISS field

Mark Rutland mark.rutland at arm.com
Mon Oct 6 03:13:28 PDT 2014


[...]

> > >  el1_sync:
> > > -	mrs	x1, esr_el2
> > > -	lsr	x1, x1, #26
> > > -	cmp	x1, #0x16
> > > -	b.ne	2f				// Not an HVC trap
> > > -	cbz	x0, 1f
> > > -	msr	vbar_el2, x0			// Set vbar_el2
> > > +	mrs	x18, esr_el2
> > > +	lsr	x17, x18, #26			// x17=EC
> > 
> > The first patch enabled kvm_arm.h macros to be used from asm. Can't we
> > use them here? If we don't include kvm_arm.h in the hyp stub, maybe we
> > should (ideally we'd factor common stuff out, but I can see that getting
> > messy fast).
> 
> I didn't want to tackle the cleanup of the headers in this patch
> series, and I thought it odd to include a kvm header in this core
> arm64 file, but maybe it is better to include kvm_arm.h and use the
> ESR_EL2_ macros so the values are at least easier to understand and
> keep track of.

I'd rather we used the mnemonics. If that involves pulling in the kvm
header I'd rather we do that for the moment.

[...]

> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
> > > index b72aa9f..9607f15 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
> > > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
> > >  #include <asm/kvm_asm.h>
> > >  #include <asm/kvm_arm.h>
> > >  #include <asm/kvm_mmu.h>
> > > +#include <asm/virt.h>
> > 
> > As far as I can see, virt.h only defines BOOT_CPU_MODE_EL{1,2}, which we
> > don't use below. So I don't think we need this include.
> 
> We need asm/virt.h for the new HVC_ macros added to it by this
> patch (above)...

Sorry, my comment was bogus. I'd evidently confused myself when reading
this.

Mark.



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