[PATCH v2 6/6] aarch64: Start Xen on Armv8-R at EL2
Mark Rutland
mark.rutland at arm.com
Tue Jul 23 05:27:22 PDT 2024
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 03:29:06PM +0100, Luca Fancellu wrote:
> When bootwrapper is compiled with Xen support and it is started
> at EL2 on Armv8-R AArch64, keep the current EL and jump to the
> Xen image.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luca Fancellu <luca.fancellu at arm.com>
Just to check, this requires using spin-table, right?
I don't expect there to be interworking between the boot-wrapper and
Xen.
Mark.
> ---
> v2 changes:
> - Don't write 1 on flag_keep_el since now the logic will jump to
> reset_no_el3 and write it there.
> - removed check for smc conduit when Xen is booted, change commit
> message.
> ---
> Makefile.am | 1 +
> arch/aarch64/boot.S | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
> index 34fbfb1f4ff8..bafce34682c3 100644
> --- a/Makefile.am
> +++ b/Makefile.am
> @@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ XEN_CHOSEN := xen,xen-bootargs = \"$(XEN_CMDLINE)\"; \
> compatible = \"xen,linux-zimage\", \"xen,multiboot-module\"; \
> reg = <0x0 $(DOM0_OFFSET) 0x0 $(KERNEL_SIZE)>; \
> };
> +DEFINES += -DXEN
> endif
>
> if INITRD
> diff --git a/arch/aarch64/boot.S b/arch/aarch64/boot.S
> index 2a8234f7a17d..38ed4ed48985 100644
> --- a/arch/aarch64/boot.S
> +++ b/arch/aarch64/boot.S
> @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ reset_at_el2:
> cmp x0, 0xf
> bne reset_no_el3
>
> +#if !defined(XEN)
> /*
> * Armv8-R AArch64 is found, check if Linux can be booted.
> * Check MSA_frac, bits [55:52]:
> @@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ reset_at_el2:
> mov w0, #SPSR_KERNEL_EL1
> ldr x1, =spsr_to_elx
> str w0, [x1]
> +#endif
>
> bl cpu_init_armv8r_el2
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
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