[PATCH V4 1/2] powerpc: Define new ISA v3.00 logical PVR value and PCR register value

[Paul Mackerras]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 11:35:07AM +1100, Suraj Jitindar Singh wrote:
> ISA 3.00 adds the logical PVR value 0x0f000005, so add a definition for
> this.
> 
> Define PCR_ARCH_207 to reflect ISA 2.07 compatibility mode in the processor
> compatibility register (PCR).
> 
> The next patch changes the algorithm used to determine the required PCR
> value in the function kvmppc_set_arch_compat(). We use the PCR_ARCH_XXX
> bits to specify and determine the compatibility level which we want to
> emulate as well as the compatibility levels which the host is capable
> of emulating. To show that we can emulate a v3.00 guest (which is actually
> a v3.00 host with no compatility bits set, at the moment) we need a
> PCR_ARCH_300 bit to represent this, however currently there is no such bit
> defined by the ISA. Thus we define a 'dummy' v3.00 compat bit to be used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Suraj Jitindar Singh <sjitindarsingh at gmail.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
> index 9cd4e8c..30d897a 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
> @@ -377,6 +377,16 @@
>  #define   PCR_VEC_DIS	(1ul << (63-0))	/* Vec. disable (bit NA since POWER8) */
>  #define   PCR_VSX_DIS	(1ul << (63-1))	/* VSX disable (bit NA since POWER8) */
>  #define   PCR_TM_DIS	(1ul << (63-2))	/* Trans. memory disable (POWER8) */
> +/*
> + * These bits are used in the function kvmppc_set_arch_compat() to specify and
> + * determine both the compatibility level which we want to emulate and the
> + * compatibility level which the host is capable of emulating. Thus we need a
> + * bit to show that we are capable of emulating an ISA v3.00 guest however as
> + * yet no such bit has been defined in the PCR register. Thus we have to define
> + * a 'dummy' value to be used.
> + */

I don't want to bikeshed this to death, but I would suggest moving the
PCR_ARCH_300 definition to the next patch and to book3s_hv.c.  That
way you don't have to add the part of the comment that explains the
dummy value either.

> +#define   PCR_ARCH_300	0x10		/* Dummy Architecture 3.00 */
> +#define   PCR_ARCH_207	0x8		/* Architecture 2.07 */
>  #define   PCR_ARCH_206	0x4		/* Architecture 2.06 */
>  #define   PCR_ARCH_205	0x2		/* Architecture 2.05 */
>  #define	SPRN_HEIR	0x153	/* Hypervisor Emulated Instruction Register */

Paul.