Re: [PATCH 04/10] arm64: head.S: Enable EL1 (host) access to SPE when entered at EL2

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Wed Feb 01 2017 - 11:22:26 EST


On 27/01/17 18:07, Will Deacon wrote:
> The SPE architecture requires each exception level to enable access
> to the SPE controls for the exception level below it, since additional
> context-switch logic may be required to handle the buffer safely.
>
> This patch allows EL1 (host) access to the SPE controls when entered at
> EL2.
>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>

Definitely more readable than the initial version! ;-)

Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx>

M.
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