[PATCH 02/17] ARM: set BE8 if LE in head code
Rob Herring
robherring2 at gmail.com
Sat Feb 9 16:38:37 EST 2013
On 02/08/2013 05:17 PM, Ben Dooks wrote:
> If we are booting in LE and compiled for BE8, then change the processor
> state in the head code. Since the instruction stream is always LE, we
> do not need to do anything special.
>
> Also ensure that the secondary processors are started in the same mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <ben.dooks at codethink.co.uk>
> ---
> arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 3 +++
> arch/arm/kernel/head.S | 3 +++
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
> index fe4d9c3..39940a7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
> @@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ start:
> .word _edata @ zImage end address
> THUMB( .thumb )
> 1:
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BE8_BOOT_LE
Can't you use CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN here rather than a new config option?
> + setend be @ go BE-8 if we booted LE / no-op if already BE-8
> +#endif
> mrs r9, cpsr
> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT
> bl __hyp_stub_install @ get into SVC mode, reversibly
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm/kernel/head.S
> index 486a15a..f1ab279 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/head.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/head.S
> @@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup)
> * the processor type - there is no need to check the machine type
> * as it has already been validated by the primary processor.
> */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BE8_BOOT_LE
> + setend be @ if system starts LE, go to BE-8
> +#endif
> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT
> bl __hyp_stub_install_secondary
> #endif
>
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