On Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:51:35 +0000, Jon Hunter <jonathanh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 06/02/2024 12:28, Jon Hunter wrote: > > ... > > >> - My own tegra186 HW doesn't have VHE, since it is ARMv8.0, and this > >> helper will always return 'false'. How could this result in > >> something that still works? Can I get a free CPU upgrade? > > > > I thought this API just checks to see if we are in EL2? > > > Sorry to add a bit more info, I see EL2 is used for hypervisor [0], > but on my Tegra186 with no hypervisor I see ... > > CPU: All CPU(s) started at EL2 Yes. and yet the kernel runs at EL1 (on ARMv8.0, we can't run the kernel at EL2 at all). M. -- Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.