Re: [PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

2020-03-24 Thread Balamuruhan S
On Tue, 2020-03-24 at 14:52 +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote: > "Naveen N. Rao" writes: > > Segher Boessenkool wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 04:55:48PM +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote: > > > > Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit > > > > designs prior to PowerPC

Re: [PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

2020-03-24 Thread Balamuruhan S
On Mon, 2020-03-23 at 07:46 -0500, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 04:55:48PM +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote: > > Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit > > designs prior to PowerPC architecture version 2.01 and got obsolete > > from version 2.01. > >

Re: [PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

2020-03-23 Thread Michael Ellerman
"Naveen N. Rao" writes: > Segher Boessenkool wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 04:55:48PM +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote: >>> Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit >>> designs prior to PowerPC architecture version 2.01 and got obsolete >>> from version 2.01. We still

Re: [PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

2020-03-23 Thread Naveen N. Rao
Segher Boessenkool wrote: On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 04:55:48PM +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote: Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit designs prior to PowerPC architecture version 2.01 and got obsolete from version 2.01. It was added back in 2.03. It also exists in

Re: [PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

2020-03-23 Thread Segher Boessenkool
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 04:55:48PM +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote: > Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit > designs prior to PowerPC architecture version 2.01 and got obsolete > from version 2.01. It was added back in 2.03. It also exists in 64-bit designs (using

[PATCH] powerpc xmon: drop the option `i` in cacheflush

2020-03-23 Thread Balamuruhan S
Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented in 32-bit designs prior to PowerPC architecture version 2.01 and got obsolete from version 2.01. Attempt to use of this illegal instruction results in a hypervisor emulation assistance interrupt. So, drop the option `i` in cacheflush xmon