[kexec-lite PATCH] trampoline: Reset primary cpu endian to big-endian
    Anton Blanchard 
    anton at samba.org
       
    Wed Jul  8 11:56:32 AEST 2015
    
    
  
Hi Sam,
> Older big-endian ppc64 kernels don't include the FIXUP_ENDIAN check,
> meaning if we kexec from a little-endian kernel the target kernel will
> fail to boot.
> Returning to big-endian before we enter the target kernel ensures that
> the target kernel can boot whether or not it includes FIXUP_ENDIAN.
Thanks!
I wonder if we can do something simpler, and always enter via rfid.
Avoids the need for the endian trampoline. Something like:
  	mtsrr0	r4
	mfmsr	r5
	clrrdi	r5,r5,1 	/* Clear MSR_LE */
	mtsrr1	r5
	li	r5,0
	rfid
Anton
    
    
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