On Wednesday, 21 September 2016 14:51:05 BST Matthew Fortune wrote:
> Paul Burton <paul.bur...@imgtec.com> writes:
> > Some systems are configured such that multiple CPUs begin running from
> > their reset vector following a system reset. If this occurs then U-Boot
> > will be run on multiple CPUs simultaneously, which causes all sorts of
> > issues as the multiple instances of U-Boot clobber each other.
> > 
> > Prevent this from happening by simply hanging with an infinite loop if
> > we run on a CPU whose ID, as determined by GlobalNumber or EBase.CPUNum
> > as appropriate, is non-zero.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.bur...@imgtec.com>
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Rebase atop u-boot-mips/next
> > - Execute a wait instruction in the loop
> > - Fill delay slots with NOPs
> > 
> >  arch/mips/cpu/start.S            | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h |  7 +++++++
> >  2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S index
> > 8f85ede..171fbfd 100644
> > --- a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
> > +++ b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
> > @@ -108,9 +108,38 @@ ENTRY(_start)
> > 
> >     .align 4
> >  
> >  reset:
> > +#if __mips_isa_rev >= 6
> > +   .set    push
> > +   .set    reorder
> > +   mfc0    t0, CP0_CONFIG, 1
> > +   bgez    t0, 1f
> > +   mfc0    t0, CP0_CONFIG, 2
> > +   bgez    t0, 1f
> > +   mfc0    t0, CP0_CONFIG, 3
> > +   bgez    t0, 1f
> > +   mfc0    t0, CP0_CONFIG, 4
> > +   bgez    t0, 1f
> > +   mfc0    t0, CP0_CONFIG, 5
> > +   and     t0, t0, MIPS_CONF5_VP
> > +   beqz    t0, 1f
> 
> If you want to shorten this a bit:
> 
> According to MD00090-2B-MIPS32PRA-AFP-06.02 config5 must exist if any
> feature it describes is implemented and there are features which are
> mandatory in release6 within config5... therefore config5 is
> guaranteed to exist on release6 upwards.
> 
> Matthew

Hi Matthew,

Good point & nice catch! It would be awfully nice if things like this were 
clearer in the PRA...

Thanks,
    Paul

> 
> > +
> > +   mfc0    t0, CP0_GLOBALNUMBER
> > +   b       2f
> > +   .set    pop
> > +#endif
> > +
> > +1: mfc0    t0, CP0_EBASE
> > +   and     t0, t0, EBASE_CPUNUM
> > +
> > +   /* Hang if this isn't the first CPU in the system */
> > +   beqz    t0, 1f
> > +    nop
> > +2: wait
> > +   b       2b
> > +    nop
> > 
> >     /* Clear watch registers */
> > 
> > -   MTC0    zero, CP0_WATCHLO
> > +1: MTC0    zero, CP0_WATCHLO
> > 
> >     mtc0    zero, CP0_WATCHHI
> >     
> >     /* WP(Watch Pending), SW0/1 should be cleared */ diff --git
> > 
> > a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
> > index b4c2dff..9ab5063 100644
> > --- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
> > +++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
> > @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
> > 
> >  #define CP0_ENTRYLO0 $2
> >  #define CP0_ENTRYLO1 $3
> >  #define CP0_CONF $3
> > 
> > +#define CP0_GLOBALNUMBER $3, 1
> > 
> >  #define CP0_CONTEXT $4
> >  #define CP0_PAGEMASK $5
> >  #define CP0_WIRED $6
> > 
> > @@ -361,6 +362,11 @@
> > 
> >  #define CAUSEF_BD          (_ULCAST_(1)   << 31)
> >  
> >  /*
> > 
> > + * Bits in the coprocessor 0 EBase register.
> > + */
> > +#define EBASE_CPUNUM               0x3ff
> > +
> > +/*
> > 
> >   * Bits in the coprocessor 0 config register.
> >   */
> >  
> >  /* Generic bits.  */
> > 
> > @@ -553,6 +559,7 @@
> > 
> >  #define MIPS_CONF5_MRP             (_ULCAST_(1) << 3)
> >  #define MIPS_CONF5_LLB             (_ULCAST_(1) << 4)
> >  #define MIPS_CONF5_MVH             (_ULCAST_(1) << 5)
> > 
> > +#define MIPS_CONF5_VP              (_ULCAST_(1) << 7)
> > 
> >  #define MIPS_CONF5_FRE             (_ULCAST_(1) << 8)
> >  #define MIPS_CONF5_UFE             (_ULCAST_(1) << 9)
> >  #define MIPS_CONF5_L2C             (_ULCAST_(1) << 10)
> > 
> > --
> > 2.10.0
> > 
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