linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] ARM: Add cpu_resume_arm() for firmwares that resume in ARM state

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Date:	Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:03:04 -0700
From:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.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

Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org> writes:

> On 06/08/2015 02:33 PM, Kevin Hilman wrote:
>> Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org> writes:
>>
>>> 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..."
>> Stephen, are you planning to submit this through Russell's patch
>> tracker?  or...
>>
>> Russell, should we take this through arm-soc along with PATCH 2/2 which
>> depends on this one?
>>
>
> I'm happy to see it be applied by arm-soc maintainers directly given
> that Russell said "the patch looks good to me". The commit text needs a
> slight reword here though, so I can resubmit the patches to arm-soc if
> you like.

Go ahead and respin/resubmit, and I can get them ready, but I'll wait
for an official word or acked-by from Russell before taking them both
through arm-soc.

Kevin
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