[U-Boot] test HYP mode in arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
Albert ARIBAUD
albert.u.boot at aribaud.net
Fri Jul 5 22:56:38 CEST 2013
Hi TigerLiu at viatech.com.cn,
On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 10:22:03 +0800, <TigerLiu at viatech.com.cn> wrote:
> Hi, experts:
> I found it would determine whether CPU was in HYP mode or not before
> switching to SVC mode in reset handler.
>
> So, why need to test HYP mode?
> So, which case could cause CPU in HYP mode during U-Boot boot stage?
IIUC, U-Boot might actually be started from some earlier stage, e.g.
some ROM code, which may have switched the CPU into HYP mode already.
> Best wishes,
Amicalement,
--
Albert.
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