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[v2,07/35] xen/arm64: head: Rework and document check_cpu_mode()

Message ID 20190722213958.5761-8-julien.grall@arm.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series xen/arm: Rework head.S to make it more compliant with the Arm Arm | expand

Commit Message

Julien Grall July 22, 2019, 9:39 p.m. UTC 
A branch in the success case can be avoided by inverting the branch
condition. At the same time, remove a pointless comment as Xen can only
run at EL2.

Lastly, document the behavior and the main registers usage within the
function.

Signed-off-by: Julien Grall <julien.grall@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>

---
    Changes in v2:
        - Add Stefano's reviewed-by
---
 xen/arch/arm/arm64/head.S | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/arm64/head.S b/xen/arch/arm/arm64/head.S
index df797a1573..fbcc792ade 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/arm64/head.S
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/arm64/head.S
@@ -350,6 +350,13 @@  secondary_switched:
         b     launch
 ENDPROC(init_secondary)
 
+/*
+ * Check if the CPU has been booted in Hypervisor mode.
+ * This function will never return when the CPU is booted in another mode
+ * than Hypervisor mode.
+ *
+ * Clobbers x0 - x5
+ */
 check_cpu_mode:
         PRINT("- Current EL ")
         mrs   x5, CurrentEL
@@ -359,15 +366,13 @@  check_cpu_mode:
         /* Are we in EL2 */
         cmp   x5, #PSR_MODE_EL2t
         ccmp  x5, #PSR_MODE_EL2h, #0x4, ne
-        b.eq  el2 /* Yes */
-
+        b.ne  1f /* No */
+        ret
+1:
         /* OK, we're boned. */
         PRINT("- Xen must be entered in NS EL2 mode -\r\n")
         PRINT("- Please update the bootloader -\r\n")
         b fail
-
-el2:    PRINT("- Xen starting at EL2 -\r\n")
-        ret
 ENDPROC(check_cpu_mode)
 
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