[kexec-lite PATCH] trampoline: Reset primary cpu endian to big-endian
Samuel Mendoza-Jonas
sam.mj at au1.ibm.com
Wed Jul 8 13:11:42 AEST 2015
On 08/07/15 11:56, Anton Blanchard wrote:
> 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
>
Ah that's a neat idea, I'll test and send a V2.
Cheers,
Sam
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