[PATCH v8 2/2] arm-soc: Add support for arm-based tango4 platforms

Marc Gonzalez marc_gonzalez at sigmadesigns.com
Mon Nov 2 09:33:22 PST 2015


On 02/11/2015 17:22, Måns Rullgård wrote:

> Unless I'm missing something, you should enable the SCU before starting
> secondary CPUs.  It's also a good idea to structure the code with
> separate prepare and boot functions even if all the current chips are
> only dual-core.

About the SCU: I will check with the firmware author.
About prepare: this is the firmware's responsibility.
(Not all chips are dual-core, the 8756 is single-core.)

> What about other registers?  Does the firmware support setting the
> prefetch control register?

Yes, after masking out some bits.
My port uses the firmware-supplied value.

Regards.




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