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arm64: Emulate SETEND for AArch32 tasks

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Emulate deprecated 'setend' instruction for AArch32 bit tasks.

	setend [le/be] - Sets the endianness of EL0

On systems with CPUs which support mixed endian at EL0, the hardware
support for the instruction can be enabled by setting the SCTLR_EL1.SED
bit. Like the other emulated instructions it is controlled by an entry in
/proc/sys/abi/. For more information see :
	Documentation/arm64/legacy_instructions.txt

The instruction is emulated by setting/clearing the SPSR_EL1.E bit, which
will be reflected in the PSTATE.E in AArch32 context.

This patch also restores the native endianness for the execution of signal
handlers, since the process could have changed the endianness.

Note: All CPUs on the system must have mixed endian support at EL0. Once the
handler is registered, hotplugging a CPU which doesn't support mixed endian,
could lead to unexpected results/behavior in applications.

Signed-off-by: Suzuki K. Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
Cc: Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
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Suzuki K. Poulose
2015-01-21 12:43:11 +00:00
committed by Catalin Marinas
parent 736d474f0f
commit 2d888f48e0
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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.