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From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: Make IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE a "non-secure" SGI
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:52:36 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151218095236.GO8644@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5673D683.8050002@arm.com>

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 09:48:51AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 18/12/15 09:34, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 09:16:13AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> >> Having IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE as SGI15 may not work if the kernel is
> >> running in non-secure mode and that the secure firmware has
> >> decided to follow ARM's recommendations that SGI8-15 should
> >> be reserved for secure purpose.
> >>
> >> Now that we are "only" using SGI0-6, change IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE
> >> to use SGI7, which makes it more likely to work.
> > 
> > We should add a comment to the enum explaining this, so it's obvious
> > for the future - best place is after the IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE entry.
> > Not everyone checks the git logs for these kinds of details.
> 
> Indeed. How about something like this:

Yep.

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  reply	other threads:[~2015-12-18  9:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-12-18  9:16 [PATCH 0/2] IPI numbering cleanup Marc Zyngier
2015-12-18  9:16 ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: Remove IPI_CALL_FUNC_SINGLE Marc Zyngier
2015-12-18  9:16 ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: Make IPI_CPU_BACKTRACE a "non-secure" SGI Marc Zyngier
2015-12-18  9:34   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-12-18  9:48     ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-18  9:52       ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2015-12-18 11:20   ` Daniel Thompson
2015-12-18 11:29     ` Marc Zyngier

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