[U-Boot] [PATCH] arc: cache: Add required NOPs after invalidation of instruction cache

Alexey Brodkin Alexey.Brodkin at synopsys.com
Fri Nov 17 13:05:04 UTC 2017


As per ARC HS databook (see chapter 5.3.3.2) it is required to add
3 NOPs after each write to IC_IVIC which we do from now on.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Brodkin <abrodkin at synopsys.com>
Cc: Eugeniy Paltsev <paltsev at synopsys.com>
---
 arch/arc/lib/cache.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/cache.c b/arch/arc/lib/cache.c
index cbae27e9fcec..d8741fe959c3 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/cache.c
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ void invalidate_icache_all(void)
 	/* Any write to IC_IVIC register triggers invalidation of entire I$ */
 	if (icache_status()) {
 		write_aux_reg(ARC_AUX_IC_IVIC, 1);
+		/*
+		 * As per ARC HS databook (see chapter 5.3.3.2)
+		 * it is required to add 3 NOPs after each write to IC_IVIC.
+		 */
+		__builtin_arc_nop();
+		__builtin_arc_nop();
+		__builtin_arc_nop();
 		read_aux_reg(ARC_AUX_IC_CTRL);	/* blocks */
 	}
 }
-- 
2.7.5



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