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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-10-26 17:25:38 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-10-26 17:25:38 -0700 |
commit | e404f91ed2180dfecbab15dd4d39c543353385fb (patch) | |
tree | c256e29b1c738d5e5b5478f19b369b1fd90bd1e2 /arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h | |
parent | 18a043f9413277523cf5011e594caa1747db4948 (diff) | |
parent | e18105c128734b1671739ad4d85e216ebec28c61 (diff) |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmetcalf/linux-tile
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmetcalf/linux-tile:
arch/tile: convert a BUG_ON to BUILD_BUG_ON
arch/tile: make ptrace() work properly for TILE-Gx COMPAT mode
arch/tile: support new info op generated by compiler
arch/tile: minor whitespace/naming changes for string support files
arch/tile: enable single-step support for TILE-Gx
arch/tile: parameterize system PLs to support KVM port
arch/tile: add Tilera's <arch/sim.h> header as an open-source header
arch/tile: Bomb C99 comments to C89 comments in tile's <arch/sim_def.h>
arch/tile: prevent corrupt top frame from causing backtracer runaway
arch/tile: various top-level Makefile cleanups
arch/tile: change lower bound on syscall error return to -4095
arch/tile: properly export __mb_incoherent for modules
arch/tile: provide a definition of MAP_STACK
kmemleak: add TILE to the list of supported architectures.
char: hvc: check for error case
arch/tile: Add a warning if we try to allocate too much vmalloc memory.
arch/tile: update some comments to clarify register usage.
arch/tile: use better "punctuation" for VMSPLIT_3_5G and friends
arch/tile: Use <asm-generic/syscalls.h>
tile: replace some BUG_ON checks with BUILD_BUG_ON checks
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h | 30 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h b/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h index 9bd303a141b..f672544cd4f 100644 --- a/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h +++ b/arch/tile/include/hv/hypervisor.h @@ -1003,37 +1003,37 @@ int hv_console_write(HV_VirtAddr bytes, int len); * when these occur in a client's interrupt critical section, they must * be delivered through the downcall mechanism. * - * A downcall is initially delivered to the client as an INTCTRL_1 - * interrupt. Upon entry to the INTCTRL_1 vector, the client must - * immediately invoke the hv_downcall_dispatch service. This service - * will not return; instead it will cause one of the client's actual - * downcall-handling interrupt vectors to be entered. The EX_CONTEXT - * registers in the client will be set so that when the client irets, - * it will return to the code which was interrupted by the INTCTRL_1 - * interrupt. - * - * Under some circumstances, the firing of INTCTRL_1 can race with + * A downcall is initially delivered to the client as an INTCTRL_CL + * interrupt, where CL is the client's PL. Upon entry to the INTCTRL_CL + * vector, the client must immediately invoke the hv_downcall_dispatch + * service. This service will not return; instead it will cause one of + * the client's actual downcall-handling interrupt vectors to be entered. + * The EX_CONTEXT registers in the client will be set so that when the + * client irets, it will return to the code which was interrupted by the + * INTCTRL_CL interrupt. + * + * Under some circumstances, the firing of INTCTRL_CL can race with * the lowering of a device interrupt. In such a case, the * hv_downcall_dispatch service may issue an iret instruction instead * of entering one of the client's actual downcall-handling interrupt * vectors. This will return execution to the location that was - * interrupted by INTCTRL_1. + * interrupted by INTCTRL_CL. * * Any saving of registers should be done by the actual handling - * vectors; no registers should be changed by the INTCTRL_1 handler. + * vectors; no registers should be changed by the INTCTRL_CL handler. * In particular, the client should not use a jal instruction to invoke * the hv_downcall_dispatch service, as that would overwrite the client's * lr register. Note that the hv_downcall_dispatch service may overwrite * one or more of the client's system save registers. * - * The client must not modify the INTCTRL_1_STATUS SPR. The hypervisor + * The client must not modify the INTCTRL_CL_STATUS SPR. The hypervisor * will set this register to cause a downcall to happen, and will clear * it when no further downcalls are pending. * - * When a downcall vector is entered, the INTCTRL_1 interrupt will be + * When a downcall vector is entered, the INTCTRL_CL interrupt will be * masked. When the client is done processing a downcall, and is ready * to accept another, it must unmask this interrupt; if more downcalls - * are pending, this will cause the INTCTRL_1 vector to be reentered. + * are pending, this will cause the INTCTRL_CL vector to be reentered. * Currently the following interrupt vectors can be entered through a * downcall: * |