[PATCH 1/2] ARM: cache-l2c: Detect whether it's safe to unlock

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 09:39:14AM +0200, Sjoerd Simons wrote:
> The L2C cache should only be unlocked when the cache is setup to allow
> that. In the common case the l2x0 driver sets up the cache for that to
> be the case (e.g. setting L310_AUX_CTRL_NS_LOCKDOWN on L2C-310), making
> unlock safe. However when a secure firmware is in use, it may not be
> possible for the L2c to be configured that way making unlocking unsafe.
> 
> To handle that, for caches where special configuration is needed to allow
> unlocking, check whether this has been setup before unlocking.

I've come up with a different solution to this, which of course I prefer.
I'll post the patches later today, thanks.

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