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Subject[PATCH 5/5] arm64: Document the requirement for SCR_EL3.HCE
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It is amazing that we never documented this absolutely basic
requirement: if you boot the kernel at EL2, you'd better
enable the HVC instruction from EL3.

Really, just do it.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/arm64/booting.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst b/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst
index a9192e7a231b..6c729d0c4bc2 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ Before jumping into the kernel, the following conditions must be met:
- The value of SCR_EL3.FIQ must be the same as the one present at boot
time whenever the kernel is executing.

+ For all systems:
+ - If EL3 is present and the kernel is entered at EL2:
+
+ - SCR_EL3.HCE (bit 8) must be initialised to 0b1.
+
For systems with a GICv3 interrupt controller to be used in v3 mode:
- If EL3 is present:

--
2.30.2
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