linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/bus: arm-cci: fix combined ARMv6+v7 build

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Date:	Mon, 3 Jun 2013 09:23:58 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Dave Martin <dave.martin@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/bus: arm-cci: fix combined ARMv6+v7 build

On Mon, 3 Jun 2013, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> When we build a kernel with support for both ARMv6 and ARMv7,
> gas is trying to be helpful by pointing out that the arm-cci
> driver would not work on ARMv6:
> 
> /tmp/ccu1LDeU.s: Assembler messages:
> /tmp/ccu1LDeU.s:450: Error: selected processor does not support ARM mode `wfi '
> /tmp/ccu1LDeU.s:451: Error: selected processor does not support ARM mode `wfe '
> make[4]: *** [drivers/bus/arm-cci.o] Error 1
> 
> We know that the driver will only be used on ARMv7, hence we
> can annotate the inline assembly listing to allow those instructions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...aro.org>
> Cc: Dave Martin <dave.martin@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...aro.org>

Since this code is merged into ARM-SOC, I assume you'll take care of 
this patch?


> 
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/arm-cci.c b/drivers/bus/arm-cci.c
> index 380319e..7332889 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/arm-cci.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/arm-cci.c
> @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cci_disable_port_by_cpu);
>  asmlinkage void __naked cci_enable_port_for_self(void)
>  {
>  	asm volatile ("\n"
> -
> +"	.arch armv7-a\n"
>  "	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c0, c0, 5	@ get MPIDR value \n"
>  "	and	r0, r0, #"__stringify(MPIDR_HWID_BITMASK)" \n"
>  "	adr	r1, 5f \n"
> 
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