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From: gang.chen@asianux•com (Chen Gang)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'int' instead of 'unsigned long' for normal register variables within atomic.h
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:22:25 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5254AFD1.7070006@asianux.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5254A0E1.9090703@asianux.com>

On 10/09/2013 08:18 AM, Chen Gang wrote:
> On 10/09/2013 01:49 AM, Will Deacon wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 12:29:14PM +0100, Chen Gang wrote:
>>> Hmm... for atomic_set_mask(), "drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c" also
>>> uses it (it is about Intel Graphics).
>>
>> I don't think we care too much about the Intel graphics driver on ARM at the
>> moment.
>>
>>> For some architectures (e.g. frv, mn10300, mr32r, blackfin, and of cause
>>> s390), still use atomic_[set/clear]_mask().
>>
>> We don't care about those either.
>>
>>> And they are inline functions in atomic.h, individual kernel modules may
>>> use them (which source code is not merged into kernel). Can we skip
>>> these individual modules? (I guess we can, but need think of carefully).
>>
>> or those. If somebody starts complaining, then we can add things back.
>>
> 
> OK, thanks. For s390, it need use 'unsigned int' instead of 'unsigned
> long' (which already acked by related maintainers).
> 
> So at least, we can use "unsigned int" instead of "unsigned long" for
> our arm64. :-)
> 
> I will send related patch for arm64 (also re-send related patch for s390).
> 

For arm, we still can do like this (but recommend after the 2 current
patches applied).

For arm64, related inline assembly code also need be changed  (for
'bic', 'ldxr' and 'stxr', need use '%w0' instead of '%0', and  '%w3'
instead of '%3'), and 'tmp' also need be changed to unsigned int.


Thanks.

> Thanks.
> 
>>>>> And also, excuse me, I am not quite familiar with "exclusive monitor",
>>>>> could you please provide more details about it?
>>>>
>>>> You'll need to take a look at the ARM ARM, in particular the section about
>>>> `Synchronisation and Semaphores'.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do you mean "ARM ARM" is a book name? (at least, I really need read more
>>> things to familiar with ARM)
>>
>> Yes, the hilariouly titled "ARM Architecture Reference Manual". You can find
>> it on arm.com, but you have to register:
>>
>> ARMv7: https://silver.arm.com/download/download.tm?pv=1299246
>> ARMv8 (beta): https://silver.arm.com/download/download.tm?pv=1448511
>>
> 
> Thank you very much for your information.
> 
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Will
>>
>>
> 
> Thanks.
> 


-- 
Chen Gang

  reply	other threads:[~2013-10-09  1:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-09-21 11:06 [PATCH] ARM: include: asm: atomic.h: use type cast 's64' for the return value of atomic64_add_return() Chen Gang
2013-09-24  9:30 ` Will Deacon
2013-09-24 10:27   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2013-09-24 10:37     ` Chen Gang
2013-09-24 10:30   ` Chen Gang
2013-09-25  2:25   ` [PATCH v2] ARM: include: asm: use 'long long' instead of 'u64' within atomic.h Chen Gang
2013-09-25 16:07     ` Will Deacon
2013-09-26  2:00       ` Chen Gang
2013-09-26 10:04         ` Will Deacon
2013-09-26 11:03           ` Chen Gang
2013-09-27 11:06             ` Will Deacon
2013-09-27 11:36               ` Chen Gang
2013-09-29  3:43               ` [PATCH 0/2] ARM: include: asm: change functions' and variables' types in atomic.h Chen Gang
2013-09-29  3:43                 ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'long long' instead of 'u64' within atomic.h Chen Gang
2013-09-29  3:52                   ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'int' instead of 'unsigned long' for normal register variables " Chen Gang
2013-09-30 16:11                     ` Will Deacon
2013-10-01  2:05                       ` Chen Gang
2013-10-01  9:01                         ` Will Deacon
2013-10-01 12:03                           ` Chen Gang
2013-10-02 10:41                             ` Will Deacon
2013-10-02 15:19                               ` Chen Gang
2013-10-03 10:05                                 ` Chen Gang
2013-10-03 16:32                                   ` Will Deacon
2013-10-04  9:51                                     ` Chen Gang
2013-10-04 15:37                                       ` Will Deacon
2013-10-04 15:42                                         ` Will Deacon
2013-10-04 23:55                                           ` Chen Gang
2013-10-05  0:11                                             ` Chen Gang
2013-10-08  4:10                                               ` Chen Gang
2013-10-08 10:34                                                 ` Will Deacon
2013-10-08 10:56                                                   ` [PATCH v2 0/2] ARM: include: asm: change functions' and variables' types in atomic.h Chen Gang
2013-10-08 10:57                                                     ` [PATCH v2 1/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'long long' instead of 'u64' within atomic.h Chen Gang
2013-10-08 10:59                                                       ` [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'int' instead of 'unsigned long' for 'oldval' in atomic_cmpxchg() Chen Gang
2013-10-09 10:48                                                         ` Will Deacon
2013-10-10  0:56                                                           ` Chen Gang
2013-10-09 10:46                                                       ` [PATCH v2 1/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'long long' instead of 'u64' within atomic.h Will Deacon
2013-10-08 11:00                                                   ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'int' instead of 'unsigned long' for normal register variables " Chen Gang
2013-10-08 10:33                                             ` Will Deacon
2013-10-08 11:29                                               ` Chen Gang
2013-10-08 17:49                                                 ` Will Deacon
2013-10-09  0:18                                                   ` Chen Gang
2013-10-09  1:22                                                     ` Chen Gang [this message]
2013-09-30 16:07                   ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: include: asm: use 'long long' instead of 'u64' " Will Deacon
2013-10-01  2:09                     ` Chen Gang

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