Thread (7 messages) 7 messages, 3 authors, 2015-03-13

Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] arm64: dts: Add Qualcomm MSM8916 SoC and evaluation board dts

From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Date: 2015-03-12 18:25:42
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+	cpus {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
+
+		CPU0: cpu@0 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53", "arm,armv8";
+			reg = <0x0>;
+		};
+
+		CPU1: cpu@1 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53", "arm,armv8";
+			reg = <0x1>;
+		};
+
+		CPU2: cpu@2 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53", "arm,armv8";
+			reg = <0x2>;
+		};
+
+		CPU3: cpu@3 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53", "arm,armv8";
+			reg = <0x3>;
+		};
+	};
The secondary CPUs need an enable-method. Are you using PSCI or
spin-table?
This is on purpose.  We aren’t using either PSCI or spin-table.  Right
now the dts is for booting on a single core.  I can drop CPU1..CPU3 if
that helps.
We won't poke the CPUs without an enable-method, so personally I'm not
too worried either way about having the CPUs listed.

Which of spin-table/psci are you planning on using for SMP support, and
when would that be likely to appear?

Which exception level do CPUs enter the kernel? Even without a
virt-capable GIC booting at EL2 is less work for the FW and gives the
kernel a better chance of fixing things up (e.g. CNTVOFF).

Thanks,
Mark.
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