[PATCH] powerpc: Add ppc_inst_as_u64()

Michael Ellerman patch-notifications at ellerman.id.au
Tue Jun 9 15:29:12 AEST 2020


On Mon, 25 May 2020 15:50:04 +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> The code patching code wants to get the value of a struct ppc_inst as
> a u64 when the instruction is prefixed, so we can pass the u64 down to
> __put_user_asm() and write it with a single store.
> 
> This is a bit awkward because the value differs based on the CPU
> endianness, so add a helper to do the conversion.

Applied to powerpc/next.

[1/1] powerpc: Add ppc_inst_as_u64()
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/16ef9767e4dc5cf03a71ae7bc2bc588dbbe7983e

cheers


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