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The purpose of selftests is to check that instructions are properly formed. Not to check that they properly run. For that test it uses normal memory, not special test memory. In preparation of a future patch enforcing patch_instruction() to be used only on valid text areas, implement a ppc_inst_write() instruction which is the complement of ppc_inst_read(). This new function writes the formated instruction in valid kernel memory and doesn't bother about icache. Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/7cf5335cc07ca9b6f8cdaa20ca9887fce4df3bea.1638446239.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.