linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/19] riscv: add ISA extension parsing for scalar crypto

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Date:   Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:18:30 +0200
From:   Clément Léger <cleger@...osinc.com>
To:     Evan Green <evan@...osinc.com>
Cc:     linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Andrew Jones <ajones@...tanamicro.com>,
        Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>,
        Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...osinc.com>,
        Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/19] riscv: add ISA extension parsing for scalar
 crypto



On 23/10/2023 18:21, Evan Green wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 6:15 AM Clément Léger <cleger@...osinc.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Evan Green <evan@...osinc.com>
>>
>> The Scalar Crypto specification defines Zk as a shorthand for the
>> Zkn, Zkr and Zkt extensions. The same follows for both Zkn, Zks and Zbk,
>> which are all shorthands for various other extensions. The detailed
>> breakdown can be found in their dt-binding entries.
>>
>> Since Zkn also implies the Zbkb, Zbkc and Zbkx extensions, simply passing
>> "zk" through a DT should enable all of Zbkb, Zbkc, Zbkx, Zkn, Zkr and Zkt.
>> For example, setting the "riscv,isa" DT property to "rv64imafdc_zk"
>> should generate the following cpuinfo output:
>> "rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zbkb_zbkc_zbkx_zknd_zkne_zknh_zkr_zkt"
>>
>> riscv_isa_ext_data grows a pair of new members, to permit setting the
>> relevant bits for "bundled" extensions, both while parsing the ISA string
>> and the new dedicated extension properties
>>
>> Co-developed-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Evan Green <evan@...osinc.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <cleger@...osinc.com>
> 
> My tree might be out of sync, but in my search for riscv_isa_ext, I
> also found a use in print_isa() (cpu.c) where we're reaching into
> riscv_isa_ext[].id and assuming it's always valid. If that's still in
> there we'll want to fix up that spot too, since now with bundles .id
> may or may not be valid.

Oh indeed, the array is visible outside of this compilation unit :/.
I'll check that before sending V3.

Clément

> 
> -Evan