linux-kernel - [PATCH] powerpc: Drop _nmask_and_or

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Date:   Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:07:04 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: [PATCH] powerpc: Drop _nmask_and_or_msr()

_nmask_and_or_msr() is only used at two places to set MSR_IP.

The SYNC is unnecessary as the users are not PowerPC 601.

Can be easily writen in C.

Do it, and drop _nmask_and_or_msr()

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S                     | 13 -------------
 arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c |  3 ++-
 arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c   |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
index b24f866fef81..8d9cb5df580e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
@@ -215,19 +215,6 @@ _GLOBAL(low_choose_7447a_dfs)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_PMAC && CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32 */
 
-/*
- * complement mask on the msr then "or" some values on.
- *     _nmask_and_or_msr(nmask, value_to_or)
- */
-_GLOBAL(_nmask_and_or_msr)
-	mfmsr	r0		/* Get current msr */
-	andc	r0,r0,r3	/* And off the bits set in r3 (first parm) */
-	or	r0,r0,r4	/* Or on the bits in r4 (second parm) */
-	SYNC			/* Some chip revs have problems here... */
-	mtmsr	r0		/* Update machine state */
-	isync
-	blr			/* Done */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_40x
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
index 15437abe1f6d..b95c3380d2b5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static void __noreturn mpc7448_hpc2_restart(char *cmd)
 	local_irq_disable();
 
 	/* Set exception prefix high - to the firmware */
-	_nmask_and_or_msr(0, MSR_IP);
+	mtmsr(mfmsr() | MSR_IP);
+	isync();
 
 	for (;;) ;		/* Spin until reset happens */
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c
index ed1914dd34bb..e346ddcef45e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ static void __noreturn storcenter_restart(char *cmd)
 	local_irq_disable();
 
 	/* Set exception prefix high - to the firmware */
-	_nmask_and_or_msr(0, MSR_IP);
+	mtmsr(mfmsr() | MSR_IP);
+	isync();
 
 	/* Wait for reset to happen */
 	for (;;) ;
-- 
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