[PATCH v2] powerpc/fsl-booke: Add new ISA 2.06 page sizes and MAS defines

Josh Boyer jwboyer at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Fri Feb 13 10:35:51 EST 2009


On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 03:58:15PM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote:
>
> On Feb 12, 2009, at 2:34 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 01:21:24PM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote:
>>>
>>> On Feb 10, 2009, at 6:26 PM, Kumar Gala wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Power ISA 2.06 added power of two page sizes to the embedded MMU
>>>> architecture.  Its done it such a way to be code compatiable with  
>>>> the
>>>> existing HW.  Made the minor code changes to support both power of  
>>>> two
>>>> and power of four page sizes.  Also added some new MAS bits and  
>>>> macros
>>>> that are defined as part of the 2.06 ISA.
>>>>
>>>> Note, its still invalid to try and use a page size that isn't
>>>> supported
>>>> by cpu.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Kumar Gala <galak at kernel.crashing.org>
>>>> ---
>>>> * Fixed MAS6_ISIZE macro
>>>>
>>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu-fsl-booke.h |   54 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>> +----------
>>>
>>> Do you want to rename asm/mmu-fsl-booke.h => mmu-booke.h (per ISA  
>>> 2.06
>>> changes)?
>>
>> Misleading perhaps.  ISA 2.06 is really new and we've been calling 4xx
>> and FSL booke for a while now.
>
> I can call it mmu-book3e.h if you think that might enough different to  
> convey the ISA 2.06 fact that the FSL style MMU is now part of the 3e  
> architecture.

Yep, sounds great.  "What's in a name..", right? :)

josh



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