Re: [PATCH 7/8] ARM64: dts: amlogic: Extend GXBaby GIC node

[Matthias Brugger]

On 01/03/16 12:18, Andreas FÃrber wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> Am 01.03.2016 um 12:01 schrieb Andre Przywara:
> > On 29/02/16 23:44, Andreas FÃrber wrote:
> > > Add GICH and GICV resources for HYP mode - guess based on other vendors.
> >
> > Do you know if the firmware allows the kernel to be entered in EL2
> > (which is the arm64 name for HYP)?
> > So can we run kvm?
> > If you have a booted kernel, can you grep for "EL2" and "kvm" in the dmesg?
>
> I do not have a rootfs yet (MMC v5 patches by Carlo are still waiting
> for review), but with this change the KVM driver initializes okay - the
> purpose of this patch!
>
> > Also you should merge this patch into 3/8, same for 8/8.
>
> If people confirm this is generally or specifically for this SoC correct
> then sure. So far 3/8 seems a safe subset for lack of public documentation.

Yes, this is generally correct. Actually without 8/8 you won't be able 
to run an initramfs.

Regards,
Matthias