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Re: [PATCH 00/14] powerpc: Add support for POWER8 relocation on exceptions

From: Michael Neuling <hidden>
Date: 2012-11-09 09:51:07

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This set of patches adds support for taking exceptions with the MMU on which is
supported by POWER8.

A new set of exception vectors is added at 0xc000_0000_0000_4xxx.  When the HW
takes us here, MSR IR/DR will be set already and we no longer need a costly
RFID to turn the MMU back on again.

The original 0x0 based exception vectors remain for when the HW can't leave the
MMU on.  Examples of this are when we can't trust the current the MMU mappings,
                                                                ^^^
Extra "the" (here and in a couple of patches). 
Thanks, I'll fix.
Can't do much more since I don't have any hardware past G5, but the
series looks nice and avoiding transient excursions to real mode is a
good thing.
Thanks.

Mikey
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