Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] arm64: cpufeature: add FEAT_LSUI

From: Catalin Marinas
Date: Fri Aug 15 2025 - 13:34:10 EST


On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 05:36:31PM +0100, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> @@ -3131,6 +3132,13 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
> .matches = has_cpuid_feature,
> ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64PFR2_EL1, GCIE, IMP)
> },
> + {
> + .desc = "Unprivileged Load Store Instructions (LSUI)",
> + .capability = ARM64_HAS_LSUI,
> + .type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
> + .matches = has_cpuid_feature,
> + ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64ISAR3_EL1, LSUI, IMP)
> + },
> {},
> };

Since this is only used in the kernel, I wonder whether we should hide
it behind #ifdef CONFIG_AS_HAS_LSUI. Otherwise we report it as present
and one may infer that the kernel is going to use it. Not a strong view
and I don't think we have a precedent for this.

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Catalin