[PATCH v2] arm64: mm: convert __dma_* routines to use start, size

[Robin Murphy]

On 01/08/16 14:36, Robin Murphy wrote:
> On 01/08/16 00:45, kwangwoo.lee at sk.com wrote:
> [...]
>>>>> -----8<-----
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
>>>>> b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
>>>>> index 10b017c4bdd8..1c005c90387e 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
>>>>> @@ -261,7 +261,16 @@ lr	.req	x30		// link register
>>>>>  	add	\size, \kaddr, \size
>>>>>  	sub	\tmp2, \tmp1, #1
>>>>>  	bic	\kaddr, \kaddr, \tmp2
>>>>> -9998:	dc	\op, \kaddr
>>>>> +9998:
>>>>> +	.ifeqs "\op", "cvac"
>>>>> +alternative_if_not ARM64_WORKAROUND_CLEAN_CACHE
>>>>> +	dc	cvac, \kaddr
>>>>> +alternative_else
>>>>> +	dc	civac, \kaddr
>>>>> +alternative_endif
>>>>> +	.else
>>>>> +	dc	\op, \kaddr
>>>>> +	.endif
>>>>>  	add	\kaddr, \kaddr, \tmp1
>>>>>  	cmp	\kaddr, \size
>>>>>  	b.lo	9998b
>>>>
>>>> I agree that it looks not viable because it makes the macro bigger and
>>>> conditional specifically with CVAC op.
>>>
>>> Actually, having had a poke around in the resulting disassembly, it
>>> looks like this does work correctly. I can't think of a viable reason
>>> for the whole dcache_by_line_op to ever be wrapped in yet another
>>> alternative (which almost certainly would go horribly wrong), and it
>>> would mean that any other future users are automatically covered for
>>> free. It's just horrible to look at at the source level.
>>
>> Then, Are you going to send a patch for this? Or should I include this change?
> 
> I'll do a bit more testing just to make sure, then spin a separate patch
> (and try to remember to keep you on CC..)

...and said patch turns out to conflict with 823066d9edcd, since I
hadn't realised it's already been fixed! So you can go ahead with the
dcache_by_line_op cleanup as well, just rebase onto arm64/for-next/core
(or linux/master, since it's been pulled already).

Robin.