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author | Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> | 2012-10-30 01:15:32 +0400 |
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committer | Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> | 2012-10-30 01:15:32 +0400 |
commit | 19bf7f8ac3f8131100027281c495dbbe00cd5ae0 (patch) | |
tree | 270b97e3ca47c0f62a1babca2ae37f79a76a309c /Documentation/arm/Booting | |
parent | 787c57c0fb393fe8a3974d300ddcfe30373386fe (diff) | |
parent | 35fd3dc58da675d659513384221349ef90749a01 (diff) | |
download | linux-19bf7f8ac3f8131100027281c495dbbe00cd5ae0.tar.xz |
Merge remote-tracking branch 'master' into queue
Merge reason: development work has dependency on kvm patches merged
upstream.
Conflicts:
arch/powerpc/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h
Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/arm/Booting b/Documentation/arm/Booting index a341d87d276e..0c1f475fdf36 100644 --- a/Documentation/arm/Booting +++ b/Documentation/arm/Booting @@ -154,13 +154,33 @@ In either case, the following conditions must be met: - CPU mode All forms of interrupts must be disabled (IRQs and FIQs) - The CPU must be in SVC mode. (A special exception exists for Angel) + + For CPUs which do not include the ARM virtualization extensions, the + CPU must be in SVC mode. (A special exception exists for Angel) + + CPUs which include support for the virtualization extensions can be + entered in HYP mode in order to enable the kernel to make full use of + these extensions. This is the recommended boot method for such CPUs, + unless the virtualisations are already in use by a pre-installed + hypervisor. + + If the kernel is not entered in HYP mode for any reason, it must be + entered in SVC mode. - Caches, MMUs The MMU must be off. Instruction cache may be on or off. Data cache must be off. + If the kernel is entered in HYP mode, the above requirements apply to + the HYP mode configuration in addition to the ordinary PL1 (privileged + kernel modes) configuration. In addition, all traps into the + hypervisor must be disabled, and PL1 access must be granted for all + peripherals and CPU resources for which this is architecturally + possible. Except for entering in HYP mode, the system configuration + should be such that a kernel which does not include support for the + virtualization extensions can boot correctly without extra help. + - The boot loader is expected to call the kernel image by jumping directly to the first instruction of the kernel image. |