[PATCH -next v6 1/8] entry: Split generic entry into generic exception and syscall entry
Linus Walleij
linus.walleij at linaro.org
Thu Mar 20 07:26:12 PDT 2025
> Currently CONFIG_GENERIC_ENTRY enables both the generic exception
> entry logic and the generic syscall entry logic, which are otherwise
> loosely coupled.
>
> Introduce separate config options for these so that archtiectures can
> select the two independently. This will make it easier for
> architectures to migrate to generic entry code.
>
> Suggested-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie at huawei.com>
If the generic entry maintainer (hi Thomas) thinks this patch is
OK it would be nice to have it applied because it will also make
the ARM32 transition to generic entry easier as we can work on
exception and syscall entry each in isolation.
Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>
Yours,
Linus Walleij
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