From 0214f9221aa06fba35c0cd5c80641b0fcfcb1cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russell King Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:01:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [ARM] Fix FIQ issue with ARM926 Jon Eibertzon writes: > We have noticed that the I-cache is disabled while waiting for > interrupt in cpu_arm926_do_idle in arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S > and we are curious to know why, because this causes us a great > performance hit when executing in FIQ-handlers. Is it assumed > here that every individual FIQ-handler re-enables the I-cache? The I-cache disable is an errata workaround, so the solution is to disable FIQs across the section with the I-cache disabled. Signed-off-by: Russell King --- arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S index 5b80b6bdd0..194ef48968 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S +++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S @@ -105,9 +105,13 @@ ENTRY(cpu_arm926_do_idle) mrc p15, 0, r1, c1, c0, 0 @ Read control register mcr p15, 0, r0, c7, c10, 4 @ Drain write buffer bic r2, r1, #1 << 12 + mrs r3, cpsr @ Disable FIQs while Icache + orr ip, r3, #PSR_F_BIT @ is disabled + msr cpsr_c, ip mcr p15, 0, r2, c1, c0, 0 @ Disable I cache mcr p15, 0, r0, c7, c0, 4 @ Wait for interrupt mcr p15, 0, r1, c1, c0, 0 @ Restore ICache enable + msr cpsr_c, r3 @ Restore FIQ state mov pc, lr /* -- 2.39.5