Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

[Alex Ghiti]

Le 4/29/21 à 5:11 AM, Vitaly Wool a écrit :
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:47 AM Alexandre Ghiti <alex@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not possible when
> > the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
> > errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
> > supports SIFIVE socs.
>
> Could you please hold off this patch for a bit? I will try to come up
> with an alternative solution. It should be possible to define a
> special section within the RW area and place the functions that need
> such patching there.
> Not that I like that much but at least we'll keep the ability to use
> XIP on SiFive.

Ok, I'm wondering why I did not think of that...I'll give it a try just 
to punish myself.

Thanks Vitaly,

Alex

> Best regards,
>     Vitaly
>
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alex@xxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
> >   arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs    | 1 +
> >   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> > index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> > @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
> >
> >   config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
> >          bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
> > -       default y
> > +       default y if !XIP_KERNEL
> >          help
> >            This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
> >            errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> > index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> > @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
> >
> >   config SOC_SIFIVE
> >          bool "SiFive SoCs"
> > +       depends on !XIP_KERNEL
> >          select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
> >          select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
> >          select CLK_SIFIVE
> > --
> > 2.20.1
> >
> >
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