[PATCH v2 3/6] riscv: Add Zawrs support for spinlocks

[Conor Dooley]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 03:53:25PM +0200, Andrew Jones wrote:

> +config RISCV_ISA_ZAWRS
> +	bool "Zawrs extension support for more efficient busy waiting"
> +	depends on RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  The Zawrs extension defines instructions to be used in polling loops
> +	  which allow a hart to enter a low-power state or to trap to the
> +	  hypervisor while waiting on a store to a memory location. Enable the
> +	  use of these instructions in the kernel when the Zawrs extension is
> +	  detected at boot.

Ignoring the rest of the patch, and focusing on the bit relevant to our
other conversation, I think this description satisfies what I was trying
to do with the other options in terms of being clear about what exactly
it does.
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