linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] arm64/cpufeature: Validate feature bits spacing in arm64_ftr

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Date:   Tue,  7 Jul 2020 16:41:42 +0100
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] arm64/cpufeature: Validate feature bits spacing in arm64_ftr_regs[]

On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 19:53:13 +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> arm64_feature_bits for a register in arm64_ftr_regs[] are in a descending
> order as per their shift values. Validate that these features bits are
> defined correctly and do not overlap with each other. This check protects
> against any inadvertent erroneous changes to the register definitions.

Applied to arm64 (for-next/cpufeature), thanks!

[1/1] arm64/cpufeature: Validate feature bits spacing in arm64_ftr_regs[]
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/c6c83d757a13

Useful patch, found a misplaced field in the MTE series ;).

-- 
Catalin