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author | Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com> | 2010-10-14 16:23:03 -0400 |
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committer | Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com> | 2010-10-15 15:38:09 -0400 |
commit | a78c942df64ef4cf495fd4d8715e48501bd7f8a4 (patch) | |
tree | fe44212d36e6ca23dbe9f2c633824389216a3d1d /arch/tile/include/hv | |
parent | bf65e440e8248f22b2eacf8d47961bb9d52260f7 (diff) |
arch/tile: parameterize system PLs to support KVM port
While not a port to KVM (yet), this change modifies the kernel
to be able to build either at PL1 or at PL2 with a suitable
config switch. Pushing up this change avoids handling branch
merge issues going forward with the KVM work.
Signed-off-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/tile/include/hv')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h | 30 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h b/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h index 9bd303a141b..f672544cd4f 100644 --- a/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h +++ b/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h @@ -1003,37 +1003,37 @@ int hv_console_write(HV_VirtAddr bytes, int len); * when these occur in a client's interrupt critical section, they must * be delivered through the downcall mechanism. * - * A downcall is initially delivered to the client as an INTCTRL_1 - * interrupt. Upon entry to the INTCTRL_1 vector, the client must - * immediately invoke the hv_downcall_dispatch service. This service - * will not return; instead it will cause one of the client's actual - * downcall-handling interrupt vectors to be entered. The EX_CONTEXT - * registers in the client will be set so that when the client irets, - * it will return to the code which was interrupted by the INTCTRL_1 - * interrupt. - * - * Under some circumstances, the firing of INTCTRL_1 can race with + * A downcall is initially delivered to the client as an INTCTRL_CL + * interrupt, where CL is the client's PL. Upon entry to the INTCTRL_CL + * vector, the client must immediately invoke the hv_downcall_dispatch + * service. This service will not return; instead it will cause one of + * the client's actual downcall-handling interrupt vectors to be entered. + * The EX_CONTEXT registers in the client will be set so that when the + * client irets, it will return to the code which was interrupted by the + * INTCTRL_CL interrupt. + * + * Under some circumstances, the firing of INTCTRL_CL can race with * the lowering of a device interrupt. In such a case, the * hv_downcall_dispatch service may issue an iret instruction instead * of entering one of the client's actual downcall-handling interrupt * vectors. This will return execution to the location that was - * interrupted by INTCTRL_1. + * interrupted by INTCTRL_CL. * * Any saving of registers should be done by the actual handling - * vectors; no registers should be changed by the INTCTRL_1 handler. + * vectors; no registers should be changed by the INTCTRL_CL handler. * In particular, the client should not use a jal instruction to invoke * the hv_downcall_dispatch service, as that would overwrite the client's * lr register. Note that the hv_downcall_dispatch service may overwrite * one or more of the client's system save registers. * - * The client must not modify the INTCTRL_1_STATUS SPR. The hypervisor + * The client must not modify the INTCTRL_CL_STATUS SPR. The hypervisor * will set this register to cause a downcall to happen, and will clear * it when no further downcalls are pending. * - * When a downcall vector is entered, the INTCTRL_1 interrupt will be + * When a downcall vector is entered, the INTCTRL_CL interrupt will be * masked. When the client is done processing a downcall, and is ready * to accept another, it must unmask this interrupt; if more downcalls - * are pending, this will cause the INTCTRL_1 vector to be reentered. + * are pending, this will cause the INTCTRL_CL vector to be reentered. * Currently the following interrupt vectors can be entered through a * downcall: * |