linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] RISC-V: Test th.mxstatus.MAEE bit before enabling MAEE

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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:59:54 +0800
From: Qingfang Deng <dqfext@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] RISC-V: Test th.mxstatus.MAEE bit before enabling MAEE

Hi Christoph,

You don't need the access to MXSTATUS. There is SXSTATUS which is a
read-only mirror of MXSTATUS in S-mode.