linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] arm64/cpufeature: Define an explicit ftr_id_isar0[] for ID

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Date:   Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:16:54 +0000
From:   Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>
To:     anshuman.khandual@....com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     catalin.marinas@....com, will@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] arm64/cpufeature: Define an explicit ftr_id_isar0[]
 for ID_ISAR0 register

On 01/28/2020 12:39 PM, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> ID_ISAR0[31..28] bits are RES0 in ARMv8, Reserved/UNK in ARMv7. Currently
> these bits get exposed through generic_id_ftr32[] which is not desirable.
> Hence define an explicit ftr_id_isar0[] array for ID_ISAR0 register where
> those bits can be hidden.
> 
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
> Cc: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>

Reviewed-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>