linux-kernel - [PATCH] powernv: Clear SPRN_PSSCR when a POWER9 CPU comes online

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:36:40 +0530
From:   "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>,
        Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Shreyas B. Prabhu" <shreyasbp@...il.com>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH] powernv: Clear SPRN_PSSCR when a POWER9 CPU comes online

From: "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Ensure that PSSCR is set to a safe value corresponding to no
state-loss each time a POWER9 CPU comes online.

Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.S | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.S
index 52ff3f0..37ad045 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.S
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_power9)
 	mtlr	r11
 	beqlr
 	li	r0,0
+	mtspr	SPRN_PSSCR,r0
 	mtspr	SPRN_LPID,r0
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_LPCR
 	ori	r3, r3, LPCR_PECEDH
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_power9)
 	mtlr	r11
 	beqlr
 	li	r0,0
+	mtspr	SPRN_PSSCR,r0
 	mtspr	SPRN_LPID,r0
 	mfspr   r3,SPRN_LPCR
 	ori	r3, r3, LPCR_PECEDH
-- 
1.9.4