Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Jun 2015 00:40:48 +0100 | From | Russell King - ARM Linux <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] ARM: Add cpu_resume_arm() for firmwares that resume in ARM state |
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On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 12:12:57PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote: > Some platforms always enter the kernel in the ARM state even if > the kernel is compiled for THUMB2. Add a small wrapper on top of > cpu_resume() that switches into THUMB2 state. > > This fixes a problem reported by Kevin Hilman on next-20150601 > where the ifc6410 fails to boot a THUMB2 kernel because the > platform's firmware always enters the kernel in ARM mode from > deep idle states.
I think this bit of the commit message isn't quite correct: this will only resolve the boot problem with a T2 kernel when the failing platform is converted to use the cpu_resume_arm() entry point.
Apart from that, the patch looks good to me, thanks.
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