linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 7/9] arm64: cpufeature: Track user visible fields

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Date:   Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:24:27 +0000
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        ryan.arnold@...aro.org, sid@...erved-bit.com, aph@...hat.com,
        will.deacon@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        adhemerval.zanella@...aro.org, dave.martin@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 7/9] arm64: cpufeature: Track user visible fields

On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 05:28:30PM +0000, Suzuki K. Poulose wrote:
> Changes since V3:
>  - Mark ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1:RDM visible
[...]
>  static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_aa64isar0[] = {
> -	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64ISAR0_RDM_SHIFT, 4, 0),
> -	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR0_ATOMICS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
> -	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR0_CRC32_SHIFT, 4, 0),
> -	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR0_SHA2_SHIFT, 4, 0),
> -	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR0_SHA1_SHIFT, 4, 0),
> -	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR0_AES_SHIFT, 4, 0),
> +	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64ISAR0_RDM_SHIFT, 4, 0),

As I said in an earlier reply, I'd like the RDM exposing to come
together with a patch presenting the corresponding HWCAP bit. But it's
fine by me if you add the HWCAP separately from this patch, in which
case my ack still stands.

-- 
Catalin