linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 06/10] xen/arm,arm64: move Xen initialization earlier

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1308282050330.6397@kaball.uk.xensource.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:52:29 +0100
From:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
CC:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"Ian.Campbell@...rix.com" <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"konrad.wilk@...cle.com" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 06/10] xen/arm,arm64: move Xen initialization
 earlier

On Mon, 19 Aug 2013, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:10:50PM +0100, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
> 
> Some explanation on why and how early it needs to be moved?

It only needs to be moved before any dma requests are made.
I am not sure exactly where the right place for it would be but I was
pretty sure that right after psci_init would be early enough.
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