[PATCH] ARM: add v7 LPAE multi-platform defconfig

Arnd Bergmann arnd at arndb.de
Wed Nov 4 00:56:25 PST 2015


On Wednesday 04 November 2015 03:17:06 Huan Wang wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:35:07PM +0800, Alison Wang wrote:
> > > v7 LPAE multi-platform defconfig is based on v7 multi-platform
> > > defconfig and adds LPAE support.
> > >
> > > This defconfig is verified on LS1021A which enables GIANFAR, I2C,
> > > WATCHDOG, AUDIO, EDMA and DSPI drivers, etc.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alison Wang <alison.wang at freescale.com>
> > 
> > I think this would be great if it also had:
> > 
> > CONFIG_ARCH_VIRT=y
> > CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
> > CONFIG_KVM=y
> > 
> > That would allow it to be used for KVM testing both as host and guest.
> > 
> > FWIW, I just tried booting this on my TC2, but I don't get any output
> > from there.  Is it supposed to work on this platform?  If not, why not?
> > 
> [Alison Wang] One question, does TC2 support LPAE? If so, we could try to
> find the reason and add it in this defconfig for armv7 LPAE support.

Yes, I think we should enable all platforms that we enable in the normal
multi_v7_defconfig, if we decide to add a new one. Just remove the platforms
that are based on Cortex-A5/A8/A9, Scorpion or PJ4 rather than A7/A12/A15/A17
or Krait.

	Arnd



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