[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [PATCH v5 1/6] docs/arm: Document Xen booting protocol on Armv8-R
Document the requirement needed to boot Xen on Armv8-R platforms. Signed-off-by: Luca Fancellu <luca.fancellu@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Ayan Kumar Halder <ayan.kumar.halder@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx> --- v5 changes: - restructured and removed some EL3 reference that might not be there on Armv8-R aarch64 - add R-by Ayan and Michal v4 changes: - New patch --- docs/misc/arm/booting.txt | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt b/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt index 21ae74837dcc..ca05274392be 100644 --- a/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt +++ b/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt @@ -56,12 +56,17 @@ image header to determine the load address, entry point, etc. Firmware/bootloader requirements -------------------------------- -Xen relies on some settings the firmware has to configure in EL3 before starting Xen. +Xen relies on some settings the firmware has to configure before starting Xen. -* Xen must be entered in NS EL2 mode +* Xen must be entered in: + * Non-Secure EL2 mode for Armv8-A Arm64 and Arm32, Armv8-R Arm32. + * Secure EL2 mode for Armv8-R Arm64. -* The bit SCR_EL3.HCE (resp. SCR.HCE for 32-bit ARM) must be set to 1. +* When EL3 is supported, the bit SCR_EL3.HCE (resp. SCR.HCE for 32-bit ARM) must + be set to 1. +* Xen must be entered with MMU/MPU off and data cache disabled (SCTLR_EL2.M bit + and SCTLR_EL2.C set to 0). [1] linux/Documentation/arm/booting.rst Latest version: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arch/arm/booting.rst -- 2.34.1
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