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-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/include/asm/cacheflush.h47
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cacheflush.h
index 70b389a8dea5..26617df1fa45 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cacheflush.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cacheflush.h
@@ -30,31 +30,44 @@
* the implementation assumes non-aliasing VIPT D-cache and (aliasing)
* VIPT I-cache.
*
- * flush_icache_range(start, end)
+ * All functions below apply to the interval [start, end)
+ * - start - virtual start address (inclusive)
+ * - end - virtual end address (exclusive)
*
- * Ensure coherency between the I-cache and the D-cache in the
- * region described by start, end.
- * - start - virtual start address
- * - end - virtual end address
+ * __flush_icache_range(start, end)
*
- * invalidate_icache_range(start, end)
- *
- * Invalidate the I-cache in the region described by start, end.
- * - start - virtual start address
- * - end - virtual end address
+ * Ensure coherency between the I-cache and the D-cache region to
+ * the Point of Unification.
*
* __flush_cache_user_range(start, end)
*
- * Ensure coherency between the I-cache and the D-cache in the
- * region described by start, end.
- * - start - virtual start address
- * - end - virtual end address
+ * Ensure coherency between the I-cache and the D-cache region to
+ * the Point of Unification.
+ * Use only if the region might access user memory.
+ *
+ * invalidate_icache_range(start, end)
+ *
+ * Invalidate I-cache region to the Point of Unification.
*
* __flush_dcache_area(start, end)
*
- * Ensure that the data held in page is written back.
- * - start - virtual start address
- * - end - virtual end address
+ * Clean and invalidate D-cache region to the Point of Coherency.
+ *
+ * __inval_dcache_area(start, end)
+ *
+ * Invalidate D-cache region to the Point of Coherency.
+ *
+ * __clean_dcache_area_poc(start, end)
+ *
+ * Clean D-cache region to the Point of Coherency.
+ *
+ * __clean_dcache_area_pop(start, end)
+ *
+ * Clean D-cache region to the Point of Persistence.
+ *
+ * __clean_dcache_area_pou(start, end)
+ *
+ * Clean D-cache region to the Point of Unification.
*/
extern void __flush_icache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
extern void invalidate_icache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);