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

From: Anup Patel
Date: Thu Apr 29 2021 - 05:04:48 EST


On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 2:15 PM 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.
>
> 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

Does this mean that now all SOCs will have to explicitly say
"depends on !XIP_KERNEL"

How about adding "depends on !XIP_KERNEL" for RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE ?

Regards,
Anup

> select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
> select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
> select CLK_SIFIVE
> --
> 2.20.1
>