linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/31] arm64: Exception handling

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Message-Id: <201208161154.10891.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:54:10 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/31] arm64: Exception handling

On Thursday 16 August 2012, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 02:03:47PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Tuesday 14 August 2012, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> > 
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_AARCH32_EMULATION
> > > +#define compat_thumb_mode(regs) \
> > > +   (((regs)->pstate & COMPAT_PSR_T_BIT))
> > > +#else
> > > +#define compat_thumb_mode(regs) (0)
> > > +#endif
> > 
> > The symbol we use on other platforms is CONFIG_COMPAT. I don't think you
> > need to have a separate CONFIG_AARCH32_EMULATION
> 
> Using COMPAT does preclude the possibility of doing something like the x32
> ABI later on though. Some other architectures seem to do something similar
> (MIPS32_COMPAT, IA32_EMULATION).

Ok, fair enough.

	Arnd

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