linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/18] arm64: introduce sysreg_clear_set()

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Date:   Mon, 14 May 2018 11:04:02 +0100
From:   Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>
To:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, marc.zyngier@....com,
        catalin.marinas@....com, will.deacon@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux@...inikbrodowski.net,
        james.morse@....com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/18] arm64: introduce sysreg_clear_set()

On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 10:46:25AM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> Currently we have a couple of helpers to manipulate bits in particular
> sysregs:
> 
>  * config_sctlr_el1(u32 clear, u32 set)
> 
>  * change_cpacr(u64 val, u64 mask)
> 
> The parameters of these differ in naming convention, order, and size,
> which is unfortunate. They also differ slightly in behaviour, as
> change_cpacr() skips the sysreg write if the bits are unchanged, which
> is a useful optimization when sysreg writes are expensive.
> 
> Before we gain more yet another sysreg manipulation function, let's
> unify these with a common helper, providing a consistent order for
> clear/set operands, and the write skipping behaviour from
> change_cpacr(). Code will be migrated to the new helper in subsequent
> patches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Dave Martin <dave.martin@....com>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

Makes sense.  I felt I was (re)inventing an idiom with
change_cpacr() at the time, though it didn't quite seem worth
factoring out.  Now you plan to add a third similar manipulator,
this factoring makes sense.

Reviewed-by: Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>

> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
> index bd1d1194a5e7..b52762769329 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
> @@ -729,6 +729,17 @@ asm(
>  	asm volatile("msr_s " __stringify(r) ", %x0" : : "rZ" (__val));	\
>  } while (0)
>  
> +/*
> + * Modify bits in a sysreg. Bits in the clear mask are zeroed, then bits in the
> + * set mask are set. Other bits are left as-is.
> + */
> +#define sysreg_clear_set(sysreg, clear, set) do {			\
> +	u64 __scs_val = read_sysreg(sysreg);				\
> +	u64 __scs_new = (__scs_val & ~(u64)(clear)) | (set);		\
> +	if (__scs_new != __scs_val)					\
> +		write_sysreg(__scs_new, sysreg);			\
> +} while (0)
> +
>  static inline void config_sctlr_el1(u32 clear, u32 set)
>  {
>  	u32 val;
> -- 
> 2.11.0
> 
> 
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