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    arm64: Work around systems with mismatched cache line sizes · 116c81f4
    Suzuki K Poulose 提交于
    Systems with differing CPU i-cache/d-cache line sizes can cause
    problems with the cache management by software when the execution
    is migrated from one to another. Usually, the application reads
    the cache size on a CPU and then uses that length to perform cache
    operations. However, if it gets migrated to another CPU with a smaller
    cache line size, things could go completely wrong. To prevent such
    cases, always use the smallest cache line size among the CPUs. The
    kernel CPU feature infrastructure already keeps track of the safe
    value for all CPUID registers including CTR. This patch works around
    the problem by :
    
    For kernel, dynamically patch the kernel to read the cache size
    from the system wide copy of CTR_EL0.
    
    For applications, trap read accesses to CTR_EL0 (by clearing the SCTLR.UCT)
    and emulate the mrs instruction to return the system wide safe value
    of CTR_EL0.
    
    For faster access (i.e, avoiding to lookup the system wide value of CTR_EL0
    via read_system_reg), we keep track of the pointer to table entry for
    CTR_EL0 in the CPU feature infrastructure.
    
    Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
    Cc: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com>
    Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
    Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
    Signed-off-by: NSuzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
    Signed-off-by: NWill Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
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