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-rw-r--r--arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h3
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c16
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h
index 522b5feb4eaa..b62eaeb147aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
#define ARM_CPU_XSCALE_ARCH_V2 0x4000
#define ARM_CPU_XSCALE_ARCH_V3 0x6000
+/* Qualcomm implemented cores */
+#define ARM_CPU_PART_SCORPION 0x510002d0
+
extern unsigned int processor_id;
#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_CP15
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 188180b5523d..be3b3fbd382f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -1063,6 +1063,22 @@ static int __init arch_hw_breakpoint_init(void)
return 0;
}
+ /*
+ * Scorpion CPUs (at least those in APQ8060) seem to set DBGPRSR.SPD
+ * whenever a WFI is issued, even if the core is not powered down, in
+ * violation of the architecture. When DBGPRSR.SPD is set, accesses to
+ * breakpoint and watchpoint registers are treated as undefined, so
+ * this results in boot time and runtime failures when these are
+ * accessed and we unexpectedly take a trap.
+ *
+ * It's not clear if/how this can be worked around, so we blacklist
+ * Scorpion CPUs to avoid these issues.
+ */
+ if (read_cpuid_part() == ARM_CPU_PART_SCORPION) {
+ pr_info("Scorpion CPU detected. Hardware breakpoints and watchpoints disabled\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+
has_ossr = core_has_os_save_restore();
/* Determine how many BRPs/WRPs are available. */