Re: [PATCH 04/21] MIPS: KVM: Fix CP0_EBASE KVM register id

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Hi David,

On Friday 25 April 2014 09:36:50 David Daney wrote:
> On 04/25/2014 08:19 AM, James Hogan wrote:
> > -#define KVM_REG_MIPS_CP0_EBASE		MIPS_CP0_64(15, 1)
> > +#define KVM_REG_MIPS_CP0_EBASE		MIPS_CP0_32(15, 1)
> 
> According to:
> 
>   MIPS® Architecture Reference Manual
>    Volume III: The MIPS64® and
> microMIPS64TM Privileged Resource
> Architecture
> 
> Document Number: MD00089
> Revision 5.02
> April 30, 2013
> 
> In section 9.39 EBase Register (CP0 Register 15, Select 1), we see that
> EBase can be either 32-bits or 64-bits wide.
> 
> I would recommend leaving this as a 64-bit wide register, so that CPU
> implementations with the wider EBase can be supported.

Yes, you're quite right. I should have checked that one for carefully (I did 
think it was a bit odd for it to be 32bit on MIPS64). I'll drop this patch.

Thanks
James

> 
> Alternately, probe for the width and use the appropriate 32-bit or
> 64-bit to more closely reflect reality.
> 
> >   #define KVM_REG_MIPS_CP0_CONFIG		MIPS_CP0_32(16, 0)
> >   #define KVM_REG_MIPS_CP0_CONFIG1	MIPS_CP0_32(16, 1)
> >   #define KVM_REG_MIPS_CP0_CONFIG2	MIPS_CP0_32(16, 2)

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