[PATCH 2/2] KVM: PPC: Book3E: Enable e6500 core

2014-08-29 Thread Mihai Caraman
Now that AltiVec and hardware threading support are in place enable e6500 core.

Signed-off-by: Mihai Caraman mihai.cara...@freescale.com
---
 arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c | 10 ++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
index bf8f99f..2fdc872 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ int kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat(void)
r = 0;
else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec-cpu_name, e5500) == 0)
r = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+   /*
+* Since guests have the priviledge to enable AltiVec, we need AltiVec
+* support in the host to save/restore their context.
+* Don't use CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC to identify cores with AltiVec unit
+* because it's cleared in the absence of CONFIG_ALTIVEC!
+*/
+   else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec-cpu_name, e6500) == 0)
+   r = 0;
+#endif
else
r = -ENOTSUPP;
 
-- 
1.7.11.7

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[PATCH 2/2] KVM: PPC: Book3E: Enable e6500 core

2014-08-29 Thread Mihai Caraman
Now that AltiVec and hardware threading support are in place enable e6500 core.

Signed-off-by: Mihai Caraman mihai.cara...@freescale.com
---
 arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c | 10 ++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
index bf8f99f..2fdc872 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ int kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat(void)
r = 0;
else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec-cpu_name, e5500) == 0)
r = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+   /*
+* Since guests have the priviledge to enable AltiVec, we need AltiVec
+* support in the host to save/restore their context.
+* Don't use CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC to identify cores with AltiVec unit
+* because it's cleared in the absence of CONFIG_ALTIVEC!
+*/
+   else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec-cpu_name, e6500) == 0)
+   r = 0;
+#endif
else
r = -ENOTSUPP;
 
-- 
1.7.11.7

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