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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2015-03-05 22:52:18 +0300
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2015-03-05 22:52:18 +0300
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Merge tag 'v4.0-rc2' into irq/core, to refresh the tree before applying new changes
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ The default mode depends on the status of the instruction in the
architecture. Deprecated instructions should default to emulation
while obsolete instructions must be undefined by default.
+Note: Instruction emulation may not be possible in all cases. See
+individual instruction notes for further information.
+
Supported legacy instructions
-----------------------------
* SWP{B}
@@ -43,3 +46,12 @@ Default: Undef (0)
Node: /proc/sys/abi/cp15_barrier
Status: Deprecated
Default: Emulate (1)
+
+* SETEND
+Node: /proc/sys/abi/setend
+Status: Deprecated
+Default: Emulate (1)*
+Note: All the cpus on the system must have mixed endian support at EL0
+for this feature to be enabled. If a new CPU - which doesn't support mixed
+endian - is hotplugged in after this feature has been enabled, there could
+be unexpected results in the application.