Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] arm64: introduce sysreg_clear_set()

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On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 04:47:23PM +0100, Dave P Martin wrote:
> From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Currently we have a couple of helpers to manipulate bits in particular
> sysregs:
> 
>  * config_sctlr_el1(u32 clear, u32 set)
> 
>  * change_cpacr(u64 val, u64 mask)
> 
> The parameters of these differ in naming convention, order, and size,
> which is unfortunate. They also differ slightly in behaviour, as
> change_cpacr() skips the sysreg write if the bits are unchanged, which
> is a useful optimization when sysreg writes are expensive.
> 
> Before we gain more yet another sysreg manipulation function, let's
> unify these with a common helper, providing a consistent order for
> clear/set operands, and the write skipping behaviour from
> change_cpacr(). Code will be migrated to the new helper in subsequent
> patches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Martin <dave.martin@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx>

Since you are submitting this patch, it should have your signed-off-by
as well. Other than that:

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
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