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Message-ID: <20150603001120.GA4534@codeaurora.org>
Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2015 17:11:20 -0700
From:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>,
	Andy Gross <agross@...eaurora.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
	Lina Iyer <lina.iyer@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] ARM: Add cpu_resume_arm() for firmwares that
 resume in ARM state

On 06/03, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 12:12:57PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Some platforms always enter the kernel in the ARM state even if
> > the kernel is compiled for THUMB2. Add a small wrapper on top of
> > cpu_resume() that switches into THUMB2 state.
> > 
> > This fixes a problem reported by Kevin Hilman on next-20150601
> > where the ifc6410 fails to boot a THUMB2 kernel because the
> > platform's firmware always enters the kernel in ARM mode from
> > deep idle states.
> 
> I think this bit of the commit message isn't quite correct: this will
> only resolve the boot problem with a T2 kernel when the failing platform
> is converted to use the cpu_resume_arm() entry point.
> 
> Apart from that, the patch looks good to me, thanks.

Sure, it could say "This provides the functionality to fix a problem
reported by..."

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