linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 0/6] initialize SCTRL2

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Message-Id: <20250811163340.1561893-1-yeoreum.yun@arm.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:33:34 +0100
From: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@....com>
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Subject: [PATCH v2 0/6] initialize SCTRL2_ELx

This series introduces initial support for the SCTLR2_ELx registers in Linux.
The feature is optional starting from ARMv8.8/ARMv9.3,
and becomes mandatory from ARMv8.9/ARMv9.4.

Currently, Linux has no strict need to modify SCTLR2_ELx—
at least assuming that firmware initializes
these registers to reasonable defaults.

However, several upcoming architectural features will require configuring
control bits in these registers.
Notable examples include FEAT_PAuth_LR and FEAT_CPA2.

Patch History
==============
from v1 to v2:
  - rebase to v6.17-rc1
  - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250804121724.3681531-1-yeoreum.yun@arm.com/

Yeoreum Yun (6):
  arm64: make SCTLR2_EL1 accessible
  arm64: initialise SCTLR2_ELx register at boot time
  arm64: save/restore SCTLR2_EL1 when cpu_suspend()/resume()
  arm64: init SCTLR2_EL1 at cpu_soft_restart()
  arm64: make the per-task SCTLR2_EL1
  KVM: arm64: initialise SCTLR2_EL1 at __kvm_host_psci_cpu_entry()

 arch/arm64/include/asm/el2_setup.h   | 14 +++++++++++++-
 arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h   |  5 +++++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/suspend.h     |  2 +-
 arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h      | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S        |  6 ++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/head.S             |  5 ++++-
 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c          |  9 +++++++++
 arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c |  3 +++
 arch/arm64/mm/proc.S                 | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 9 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)


base-commit: 8f5ae30d69d7543eee0d70083daf4de8fe15d585
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