linux_dsm_epyc7002/arch/arm64
Will Deacon a8d4636f96 arm64: cacheinfo: Remove CCSIDR-based cache information probing
The CCSIDR_EL1.{NumSets,Associativity,LineSize} fields are only for use
in conjunction with set/way cache maintenance and are not guaranteed to
represent the actual microarchitectural features of a design.

The architecture explicitly states:

| You cannot make any inference about the actual sizes of caches based
| on these parameters.

Furthermore, CCSIDR_EL1.{WT,WB,RA,WA} have been removed retrospectively
from ARMv8 and are now considered to be UNKNOWN.

Since the kernel doesn't make use of set/way cache maintenance and it is
not possible for userspace to execute these instructions, we have no
need for the CCSIDR information in the kernel.

This patch removes the accessors, along with the related portions of the
cacheinfo support, which should instead be reintroduced when firmware has
a mechanism to provide us with reliable information.

Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Acked-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
2017-03-20 16:16:54 +00:00
..
boot Merge tag 'juno-fixes-4.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sudeep.holla/linux into next/late 2017-03-02 23:08:31 +01:00
configs ARM: SoC defconfig updates for v4.11 2017-02-23 15:39:32 -08:00
crypto crypto: arm64/aes - add NEON/Crypto Extensions CBCMAC/CMAC/XCBC driver 2017-02-11 17:50:45 +08:00
include arm64: cacheinfo: Remove CCSIDR-based cache information probing 2017-03-20 16:16:54 +00:00
kernel arm64: cacheinfo: Remove CCSIDR-based cache information probing 2017-03-20 16:16:54 +00:00
kvm arm64: KVM: Survive unknown traps from guests 2017-03-07 14:50:46 +00:00
lib scripts/spelling.txt: add "overwritting" pattern and fix typo instances 2017-02-27 18:43:47 -08:00
mm arm64: kasan: avoid bad virt_to_pfn() 2017-03-10 17:41:41 +00:00
net bpf: fix unlocking of jited image when module ronx not set 2017-02-21 13:30:14 -05:00
xen xen/privcmd: Add IOCTL_PRIVCMD_DM_OP 2017-02-14 15:13:43 -05:00
Kconfig arm64 fixes/cleanups: 2017-03-16 11:47:28 -07:00
Kconfig.debug arm64 updates for 4.11: 2017-02-22 10:46:44 -08:00
Kconfig.platforms arm64: add THUNDER2 processor family 2017-02-09 16:25:26 +01:00
Makefile arm64: Add detection code for broken .inst support in binutils 2016-12-06 15:54:21 +00:00