[PATCH 1/2] ARM: build ssi-fiq.S in ARM mode to prevent CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL build breakage

Dave Martin dave.martin at linaro.org
Thu Aug 9 10:50:05 EDT 2012


On Thu, Aug 09, 2012 at 09:32:59AM -0500, Matt Sealey wrote:
> Matt Sealey <matt at genesi-usa.com>
> Product Development Analyst, Genesi USA, Inc.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 5:24 AM, Dave Martin <dave.martin at linaro.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 12:32:39PM -0500, Matt Sealey wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >> I'm going to do a trapse through and find where Russell nacked Dave's
> >> thumb-aware
> >> rewrite.. would you mind if you have any of these boards seeing if it
> >> really DOES
> >
> > There was no NAK because I didn't get as far as posting the patch,
> 
> http://lists.arm.linux.org.uk/lurker/message/20111202.133911.393b6e28.en.html
> 
> You did, twice :)

Well, I meant that I had not posted it as a stand-alone patch for
inclusion; I only posted it when commenting on other threads.

> > mostly because of the doubt about whether this code is ever relevant
> > on Thumb2-capable hardware.
> 
> It's not, but it does break the build, and without disabling phyCORE boards for
> Thumb2 it will always break the build..

If you want me to push it, let me know.  I don't think this should get
merged without some Tested-bys for hardware where the FIQ stuff actually
gets used.

The older post would be the one to use, since that at least got a
reasonable level of build testing.

Cheers
---Dave



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