linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] riscv: allow case-insensitive ISA string parsing

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Date:   Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:20 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+linux-riscv@...nel.org
To:     Yangyu Chen <cyy@...self.name>
Cc:     linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, conor@...nel.org,
        paul.walmsley@...ive.com, palmer@...belt.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] riscv: allow case-insensitive ISA string parsing

Hello:

This series was applied to riscv/linux.git (for-next)
by Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>:

On Tue,  2 May 2023 00:10:19 +0800 you wrote:
> This patchset allows case-insensitive ISA string parsing, which is
> needed in the ACPI environment. As the RISC-V Hart Capabilities Table
> (RHCT) description in UEFI Forum ECR[1] shows the format of the ISA
> string is defined in the RISC-V unprivileged specification[2]. However,
> the RISC-V unprivileged specification defines the ISA naming strings are
> case-insensitive while the current ISA string parser in the kernel only
> accepts lowercase letters. In this case, the kernel should allow
> case-insensitive ISA string parsing. Moreover, this reason has been
> discussed in Conor's patch[3]. And I have also checked the current ISA
> string parsing in the recent ACPI support patch[4] will also call
> `riscv_fill_hwcap` function as DT we use now.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v3,1/2] riscv: allow case-insensitive ISA string parsing
    https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/255b34d799dd
  - [v3,2/2] dt-bindings: riscv: drop invalid comment about riscv,isa lower-case reasoning
    https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/9e320d7ca46a

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