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diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index 60cdfdc151aa..7b27ee9482b3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
comment "Processor Type"
# Select CPU types depending on the architecture selected. This selects
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ config CPU_ARM922T
help
The ARM922T is a version of the ARM920T, but with smaller
instruction and data caches. It is used in Altera's
- Excalibur XA device family and Micrel's KS8695 Centaur.
+ Excalibur XA device family and the ARM Integrator.
Say Y if you want support for the ARM922T processor.
Otherwise, say N.
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ config CPU_V6
select CPU_PABRT_V6
select CPU_THUMB_CAPABLE
select CPU_TLB_V6 if MMU
+ select SMP_ON_UP if SMP
# ARMv6k
config CPU_V6K
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ config CPU_V6K
select CPU_THUMB_CAPABLE
select CPU_TLB_V6 if MMU
-# ARMv7
+# ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures
config CPU_V7
bool
select CPU_32v6K
@@ -414,6 +416,7 @@ config CPU_V7
select CPU_CP15_MPU if !MMU
select CPU_HAS_ASID if MMU
select CPU_PABRT_V7
+ select CPU_SPECTRE if MMU
select CPU_THUMB_CAPABLE
select CPU_TLB_V7 if MMU
@@ -599,8 +602,6 @@ config CPU_TLB_V6
config CPU_TLB_V7
bool
-config VERIFY_PERMISSION_FAULT
- bool
endif
config CPU_HAS_ASID
@@ -630,13 +631,16 @@ config CPU_USE_DOMAINS
bool
help
This option enables or disables the use of domain switching
- via the set_fs() function.
+ using the DACR (domain access control register) to protect memory
+ domains from each other. In Linux we use three domains: kernel, user
+ and IO. The domains are used to protect userspace from kernelspace
+ and to handle IO-space as a special type of memory by assigning
+ manager or client roles to running code (such as a process).
config CPU_V7M_NUM_IRQ
int "Number of external interrupts connected to the NVIC"
depends on CPU_V7M
default 90 if ARCH_STM32
- default 38 if ARCH_EFM32
default 112 if SOC_VF610
default 240
help
@@ -660,6 +664,8 @@ config ARM_LPAE
bool "Support for the Large Physical Address Extension"
depends on MMU && CPU_32v7 && !CPU_32v6 && !CPU_32v5 && \
!CPU_32v4 && !CPU_32v3
+ select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+ select SWIOTLB
help
Say Y if you have an ARMv7 processor supporting the LPAE page
table format and you would like to access memory beyond the
@@ -672,15 +678,9 @@ config ARM_PV_FIXUP
def_bool y
depends on ARM_LPAE && ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT && ARCH_KEYSTONE
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
- def_bool ARM_LPAE
-
-config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
- bool
-
config ARM_THUMB
bool "Support Thumb user binaries" if !CPU_THUMBONLY && EXPERT
- depends on CPU_THUMB_CAPABLE
+ depends on CPU_THUMB_CAPABLE && !CPU_32v4
default y
help
Say Y if you want to include kernel support for running user space
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ config ARM_THUMBEE
config ARM_VIRT_EXT
bool
- depends on MMU
default y if CPU_V7
help
Enable the kernel to make use of the ARM Virtualization
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ config ARM_VIRT_EXT
assistance.
A compliant bootloader is required in order to make maximum
- use of this feature. Refer to Documentation/arm/Booting for
+ use of this feature. Refer to Documentation/arch/arm/booting.rst for
details.
config SWP_EMULATE
@@ -743,19 +742,34 @@ config SWP_EMULATE
If unsure, say Y.
+choice
+ prompt "CPU Endianness"
+ default CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+
+config CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ bool "Built little-endian kernel"
+ help
+ Say Y if you plan on running a kernel in little-endian mode.
+ This is the default and is used in practically all modern user
+ space builds.
+
config CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
bool "Build big-endian kernel"
- depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ depends on !LD_IS_LLD
help
Say Y if you plan on running a kernel in big-endian mode.
- Note that your board must be properly built and your board
- port must properly enable any big-endian related features
- of your chipset/board/processor.
+ This works on many machines using ARMv6 or newer processors
+ but requires big-endian user space.
+
+ The only ARMv5 platform with big-endian support is
+ Intel IXP4xx.
+
+endchoice
config CPU_ENDIAN_BE8
bool
depends on CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
- default CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7
+ default CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7 || CPU_V7M
help
Support for the BE-8 (big-endian) mode on ARMv6 and ARMv7 processors.
@@ -784,6 +798,14 @@ config CPU_ICACHE_DISABLE
Say Y here to disable the processor instruction cache. Unless
you have a reason not to or are unsure, say N.
+config CPU_ICACHE_MISMATCH_WORKAROUND
+ bool "Workaround for I-Cache line size mismatch between CPU cores"
+ depends on SMP && CPU_V7
+ help
+ Some big.LITTLE systems have I-Cache line size mismatch between
+ LITTLE and big cores. Say Y here to enable a workaround for
+ proper I-Cache support on such systems. If unsure, say N.
+
config CPU_DCACHE_DISABLE
bool "Disable D-Cache (C-bit)"
depends on (CPU_CP15 && !SMP) || CPU_V7M
@@ -825,6 +847,39 @@ config CPU_BPREDICT_DISABLE
help
Say Y here to disable branch prediction. If unsure, say N.
+config CPU_SPECTRE
+ bool
+ select GENERIC_CPU_VULNERABILITIES
+
+config HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR
+ bool "Harden the branch predictor against aliasing attacks" if EXPERT
+ depends on CPU_SPECTRE
+ default y
+ help
+ Speculation attacks against some high-performance processors rely
+ on being able to manipulate the branch predictor for a victim
+ context by executing aliasing branches in the attacker context.
+ Such attacks can be partially mitigated against by clearing
+ internal branch predictor state and limiting the prediction
+ logic in some situations.
+
+ This config option will take CPU-specific actions to harden
+ the branch predictor against aliasing attacks and may rely on
+ specific instruction sequences or control bits being set by
+ the system firmware.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
+config HARDEN_BRANCH_HISTORY
+ bool "Harden Spectre style attacks against branch history" if EXPERT
+ depends on CPU_SPECTRE
+ default y
+ help
+ Speculation attacks against some high-performance processors can
+ make use of branch history to influence future speculation. When
+ taking an exception, a sequence of branches overwrites the branch
+ history, or branch history is invalidated.
+
config TLS_REG_EMUL
bool
select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
@@ -849,7 +904,7 @@ config KUSER_HELPERS
the CPU type fitted to the system. This permits binaries to be
run on ARMv4 through to ARMv7 without modification.
- See Documentation/arm/kernel_user_helpers.txt for details.
+ See Documentation/arch/arm/kernel_user_helpers.rst for details.
However, the fixed address nature of these helpers can be used
by ROP (return orientated programming) authors when creating
@@ -869,7 +924,9 @@ config VDSO
bool "Enable VDSO for acceleration of some system calls"
depends on AEABI && MMU && CPU_V7
default y if ARM_ARCH_TIMER
+ select HAVE_GENERIC_VDSO
select GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
+ select GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY
help
Place in the process address space an ELF shared object
providing fast implementations of gettimeofday and
@@ -879,24 +936,6 @@ config VDSO
You must have glibc 2.22 or later for programs to seamlessly
take advantage of this.
-config DMA_CACHE_RWFO
- bool "Enable read/write for ownership DMA cache maintenance"
- depends on CPU_V6K && SMP
- default y
- help
- The Snoop Control Unit on ARM11MPCore does not detect the
- cache maintenance operations and the dma_{map,unmap}_area()
- functions may leave stale cache entries on other CPUs. By
- enabling this option, Read or Write For Ownership in the ARMv6
- DMA cache maintenance functions is performed. These LDR/STR
- instructions change the cache line state to shared or modified
- so that the cache operation has the desired effect.
-
- Note that the workaround is only valid on processors that do
- not perform speculative loads into the D-cache. For such
- processors, if cache maintenance operations are not broadcast
- in hardware, other workarounds are needed (e.g. cache
- maintenance broadcasting in software via FIQ).
config OUTER_CACHE
bool
@@ -908,6 +947,14 @@ config OUTER_CACHE_SYNC
The outer cache has a outer_cache_fns.sync function pointer
that can be used to drain the write buffer of the outer cache.
+config CACHE_B15_RAC
+ bool "Enable the Broadcom Brahma-B15 read-ahead cache controller"
+ depends on ARCH_BRCMSTB
+ default y
+ help
+ This option enables the Broadcom Brahma-B15 read-ahead cache
+ controller. If disabled, the read-ahead cache remains off.
+
config CACHE_FEROCEON_L2
bool "Enable the Feroceon L2 cache controller"
depends on ARCH_MV78XX0 || ARCH_MVEBU
@@ -1006,7 +1053,7 @@ endif
config CACHE_TAUROS2
bool "Enable the Tauros2 L2 cache controller"
- depends on (ARCH_DOVE || ARCH_MMP || CPU_PJ4)
+ depends on (CPU_MOHAWK || CPU_PJ4)
default y
select OUTER_CACHE
help
@@ -1074,12 +1121,6 @@ config ARM_DMA_MEM_BUFFERABLE
config ARM_HEAVY_MB
bool
-config ARCH_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
- bool
- help
- This option specifies the architecture can support big endian
- operation.
-
config DEBUG_ALIGN_RODATA
bool "Make rodata strictly non-executable"
depends on STRICT_KERNEL_RWX