linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 0/2] uapi: Add support for GENMASK

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Message-ID: <980dac50-8b7d-4bef-98a3-e410949737a9@arm.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:04:12 +0530
From: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>,
 Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
 linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 0/2] uapi: Add support for GENMASK_U128()



On 7/26/24 02:35, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:18:06 +0530 Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com> wrote:
> 
>> This adds support for GENMASK_U128() and some corresponding tests as well.
>> GENMASK_U128() generated 128 bit masks will be required later on the arm64
>> platform for enabling FEAT_SYSREG128 and FEAT_D128 features.
> 
> If this will be required for ongoing ARM development prior to the 6.11
> release then it would make sense for these changes to be carried in the
> relevant ARM tree.

Hello Andrew,

These changes are not required prior to 6.11, hence being taken via the mm
tree is fine.

- Anshuman