On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 03:55:19PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote: > So far, we're using a complicated sequence of alternatives to > patch the kernel/hyp VA mask on non-VHE, and NOP out the > masking altogether when on VHE. > > The newly introduced dynamic patching gives us the opportunity > to simplify that code by patching a single instruction with > the correct mask (instead of the mind bending cummulative masking > we have at the moment) or even a single NOP on VHE. This also > adds some initial code that will allow the patching callback > to switch to a more complex patching. > > Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx> Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
