linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 14/26] arm64: alternative: Allow alternative status checking per cpufeature

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Date:   Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:00:45 +0000
From:   Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:     Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>
Cc:     <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>,
        <joel@...lfernandes.org>, <christoffer.dall@....com>,
        <james.morse@....com>, <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        <will.deacon@....com>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Christoffer Dall <Christoffer.Dall@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 14/26] arm64: alternative: Allow alternative status checking per cpufeature

On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:33:33 +0000,
Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com> wrote:
> 
> In preparation for the application of alternatives at different points
> during the boot process, provide the possibility to check whether
> alternatives for a feature of interest was already applied instead of
> having a global boolean for all alternatives.
> 
> Make VHE enablement code check for the VHE feature instead of considering
> all alternatives.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
> Cc: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <Marc.Zyngier@....com>
> Cc: Christoffer Dall <Christoffer.Dall@....com>

Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

	M.

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