[PATCH 4.14 044/107] powerpc/fsl: Add macro to flush the branch predictor

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4.14-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@xxxxxxx>

commit 1cbf8990d79ff69da8ad09e8a3df014e1494462b upstream.

The BUCSR register can be used to invalidate the entries in the
branch prediction mechanisms.

Signed-off-by: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h |   10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -802,4 +802,14 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_601)
 	stringify_in_c(.long (_target) - . ;)	\
 	stringify_in_c(.previous)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E
+#define BTB_FLUSH(reg)			\
+	lis reg,BUCSR_INIT@h;		\
+	ori reg,reg,BUCSR_INIT@l;	\
+	mtspr SPRN_BUCSR,reg;		\
+	isync;
+#else
+#define BTB_FLUSH(reg)
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E */
+
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_PPC_ASM_H */





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