# Re: \[RFC PATCH 6/9\] powerpc: modify \_\_SOFTEN\_TEST to support tri-state soft\_enabled flag

- From: Nicholas Piggin \<npiggin@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2016-07-26 05:41:25 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2016/07/9491571
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2016/07/9491529/t.md

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:22:19 +0530
Madhavan Srinivasan [ref] wrote:

> Foundation patch to support checking of new flag for
> "paca->soft_enabled". Modify the condition checking for the
> "soft_enabled" from "equal" to "greater than or equal to".

Rather than a "tri-state" and the mystery "2" state, can you
make a #define for that guy, and use levels.

0-> all enabled
1-> "linux" interrupts disabled
2-> PMU also disabled
etc.

Thanks,
Nick
```