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

- From: Madhavan Srinivasan \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-07-26 06:12:21 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2016/07/9491577
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2016/07/9491529/t.md

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On Tuesday 26 July 2016 11:11 AM, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
> 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.

Yes. Will do. Will wait for any feedback on the macro name
for the patch 1 of this series.

Maddy

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