[PATCH V4] arm64/cpuinfo: Define HWCAP name arrays per their actual bit definitions
Will Deacon
will at kernel.org
Fri Sep 11 11:31:49 EDT 2020
On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 11:18:55 +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> HWCAP name arrays (hwcap_str, compat_hwcap_str, compat_hwcap2_str) that are
> scanned for /proc/cpuinfo are detached from their bit definitions making it
> vulnerable and difficult to correlate. It is also bit problematic because
> during /proc/cpuinfo dump these arrays get traversed sequentially assuming
> they reflect and match actual HWCAP bit sequence, to test various features
> for a given CPU. This redefines name arrays per their HWCAP bit definitions
> . It also warns after detecting any feature which is not expected on arm64.
Applied to arm64 (for-next/cpuinfo), thanks!
[1/1] arm64/cpuinfo: Define HWCAP name arrays per their actual bit definitions
https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/4e56de82d4ec
Cheers,
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Will
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