[PATCH v2] arm64: smccc: Add support for SMCCCv1.2 extended input/output registers

Sudeep Holla sudeep.holla at arm.com
Wed May 26 10:15:44 PDT 2021


On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 06:05:56PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:34:36AM +0100, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> > On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 07:58:50PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > On Tue, 18 May 2021 17:36:18 +0100, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> > > > SMCCC v1.2 allows x8-x17 to be used as parameter registers and x4—x17
> > > > to be used as result registers in SMC64/HVC64. Arm Firmware Framework
> > > > for Armv8-A specification makes use of x0-x7 as parameter and result
> > > > registers. There are other users like Hyper-V who intend to use beyond
> > > > x0-x7 as well.
> > > >
> > > > Current SMCCC interface in the kernel just use x0-x7 as parameter and
> > > > x0-x3 as result registers as required by SMCCCv1.0. Let us add new
> > > > interface to support this extended set of input/output registers namely
> > > > x0-x17 as both parameter and result registers.
> > >
> > > Applied to arm64 (for-next/smccc), thanks!
> > >
> > > [1/1] arm64: smccc: Add support for SMCCCv1.2 extended input/output registers
> > >       https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/8ebe486de71a
> > >
> > 
> > I see this is based on v5.13-rc3. As I mentioned earlier, I need to base
> > FF-A driver on this and arm-soc team always expects to send pull request
> > based on -rc1. Is it possible to have this based on -rc1 instead so that
> > I can base FF-A driver based on that ?
> 
> Sorry, I forgot about that requirement. I've pushed a new branch
> (for-next/ffa) for you to use instead.
>

No worries, thanks for the branch.

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Regards,
Sudeep



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