[PATCH 5/6] ARM: Don't set TLB ops broadcasting on UP ARMv7

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Thu Sep 2 14:18:37 EDT 2010


On Thu, Sep 02, 2010 at 11:13:17AM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Russell King - ARM Linux <linux at arm.linux.org.uk> [100902 10:54]:
> > On Thu, Sep 02, 2010 at 10:21:33AM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > > * Russell King - ARM Linux <linux at arm.linux.org.uk> [100902 09:50]:
> > > > On Thu, Sep 02, 2010 at 09:22:20AM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
> > > > > index 07fc660..51a063d 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
> > > > > @@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ __v7_setup:
> > > > >  	UP(mov	r0, #(1 << 6))			@ fake it for UP
> > > > 
> > > > If it's UP, we set r0 to 1 << 6, which...
> > > > 
> > > > >  	tst	r0, #(1 << 6)			@ SMP/nAMP mode enabled?
> > > > 
> > > > means this test produces a non-zero result.
> > > > 
> > > > >  	orreq	r0, r0, #(1 << 6) | (1 << 0)	@ Enable SMP/nAMP mode and
> > > > > -	mcreq	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1		@ TLB ops broadcasting
> > > > 
> > > > And therefore these instructions will not be executed.
> > > 
> > > AFAIK these bits are different for Cortex-A8 and A9, bit 6 is IBE on A8.
> > 
> > So what?
> 
> Ah right, sorry I should have looked more carefully. You're right, this patch
> is no longer needed either.

Thanks - I was wondering whether I was missing something.



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