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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/arch/arm64')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arch/arm64/booting.rst | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arch/arm64/elf_hwcaps.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arch/arm64/tagged-pointers.rst | 11 |
3 files changed, 34 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/booting.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/booting.rst index dee7b6de864f..12bac2ea141c 100644 --- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/booting.rst +++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/booting.rst @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Before jumping into the kernel, the following conditions must be met: - If the kernel is entered at EL1: - - ICC.SRE_EL2.Enable (bit 3) must be initialised to 0b1 + - ICC_SRE_EL2.Enable (bit 3) must be initialised to 0b1 - ICC_SRE_EL2.SRE (bit 0) must be initialised to 0b1. - The DT or ACPI tables must describe a GICv3 interrupt controller. @@ -388,6 +388,27 @@ Before jumping into the kernel, the following conditions must be met: - SMCR_EL2.EZT0 (bit 30) must be initialised to 0b1. + For CPUs with the Branch Record Buffer Extension (FEAT_BRBE): + + - If EL3 is present: + + - MDCR_EL3.SBRBE (bits 33:32) must be initialised to 0b01 or 0b11. + + - If the kernel is entered at EL1 and EL2 is present: + + - BRBCR_EL2.CC (bit 3) must be initialised to 0b1. + - BRBCR_EL2.MPRED (bit 4) must be initialised to 0b1. + + - HDFGRTR_EL2.nBRBDATA (bit 61) must be initialised to 0b1. + - HDFGRTR_EL2.nBRBCTL (bit 60) must be initialised to 0b1. + - HDFGRTR_EL2.nBRBIDR (bit 59) must be initialised to 0b1. + + - HDFGWTR_EL2.nBRBDATA (bit 61) must be initialised to 0b1. + - HDFGWTR_EL2.nBRBCTL (bit 60) must be initialised to 0b1. + + - HFGITR_EL2.nBRBIALL (bit 56) must be initialised to 0b1. + - HFGITR_EL2.nBRBINJ (bit 55) must be initialised to 0b1. + For CPUs with the Performance Monitors Extension (FEAT_PMUv3p9): - If EL3 is present: diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/elf_hwcaps.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/elf_hwcaps.rst index 69d7afe56853..f58ada4d6cb2 100644 --- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/elf_hwcaps.rst +++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/elf_hwcaps.rst @@ -435,6 +435,12 @@ HWCAP2_SME_SF8DP4 HWCAP2_POE Functionality implied by ID_AA64MMFR3_EL1.S1POE == 0b0001. +HWCAP3_MTE_FAR + Functionality implied by ID_AA64PFR2_EL1.MTEFAR == 0b0001. + +HWCAP3_MTE_STORE_ONLY + Functionality implied by ID_AA64PFR2_EL1.MTESTOREONLY == 0b0001. + 4. Unused AT_HWCAP bits ----------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/tagged-pointers.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/tagged-pointers.rst index 81b6c2a770dd..f87a925ca9a5 100644 --- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/tagged-pointers.rst +++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/tagged-pointers.rst @@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ that signal handlers in applications making use of tags cannot rely on the tag information for user virtual addresses being maintained in these fields unless the flag was set. -Due to architecture limitations, bits 63:60 of the fault address -are not preserved in response to synchronous tag check faults -(SEGV_MTESERR) even if SA_EXPOSE_TAGBITS was set. Applications should -treat the values of these bits as undefined in order to accommodate -future architecture revisions which may preserve the bits. +If FEAT_MTE_TAGGED_FAR (Armv8.9) is supported, bits 63:60 of the fault address +are preserved in response to synchronous tag check faults (SEGV_MTESERR) +otherwise not preserved even if SA_EXPOSE_TAGBITS was set. +Applications should interpret the values of these bits based on +the support for the HWCAP3_MTE_FAR. If the support is not present, +the values of these bits should be considered as undefined otherwise valid. For signals raised in response to watchpoint debug exceptions, the tag information will be preserved regardless of the SA_EXPOSE_TAGBITS |