[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/6] ARM: add secure monitor handler to switch to non-secure state

Marc Zyngier marc.zyngier at arm.com
Thu May 23 14:14:01 CEST 2013


On 23/05/13 11:52, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> Hi Andre,
> 
> On Mon,  6 May 2013 15:17:45 +0200, Andre Przywara
> <andre.przywara at linaro.org> wrote:
> 
>> A prerequisite for using virtualization is to be in HYP mode, which
>> requires the CPU to be in non-secure state.
>> Introduce a monitor handler routine which switches the CPU to
>> non-secure state by setting the NS and associated bits.
>> According to the ARM ARM this should not be done in SVC mode, so we
> 
> ARM *TRM*, I suspect. Also, as there are a lot of ARM TRMs, if there is
> a more precise reference, please provide it.

I believe the ARM ARM (as in ARM Architecture Reference Manual) is the
correct document here.

http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0406c/index.html

Cheers,

	M.
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