[PATCH 2/3] ARM: correctly identify ARMv6 K/Z

[Sascha Hauer]

On Thu, Mar 02, 2017 at 11:42:48AM +0100, Lucas Stach wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 01.03.2017, 18:55 +0100 schrieb Jean-Christophe
> PLAGNIOL-VILLARD:
> > On 15:26 Wed 01 Mar     , Lucas Stach wrote:
> > > The ARMv6 K/Z derivatives have a v7 compatible MMU, but all other
> > > parts
> > > (including the cache handling) is still at v6. As we don't make use
> > > of
> > > the more advanced features of the v7 MMU in Barebox, it's okay to
> > > just
> > > override this to properly identify the CPU as ARMv6.
> > 
> > evenif we do not use it now I do not liek the idea to report it as
> > ARMv6
> > 
> > It will be better to report it correctly
> > 
> Weather you like it or not, ARM1176 is ARMv6 with a v7 MMU bolted on,
> so reporting it as ARMv6 is the correct thing to do.

+1

Sascha


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