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When a CPUs onlined we first probe for supported features and propetites, and then we subsequently enable features that have been detected. This is a little problematic for SVE and SME, as some properties (e.g. vector lengths) cannot be probed while they are disabled. Due to this, the code probing for SVE properties has to enable SVE for EL1 prior to proving, and the code probing for SME properties has to enable SME for EL1 prior to probing. We never disable SVE or SME for EL1 after probing. It would be a little nicer to transiently enable SVE and SME during probing, leaving them both disabled unless explicitly enabled, as this would make it much easier to catch unintentional usage (e.g. when they are not present system-wide). This patch reworks the SVE and SME feature probing code to only transiently enable support at EL1, disabling after probing is complete. Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> Cc: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
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.