in kernel/cpufeature.c [810:878]
static void init_cpu_ftr_reg(u32 sys_reg, u64 new)
{
u64 val = 0;
u64 strict_mask = ~0x0ULL;
u64 user_mask = 0;
u64 valid_mask = 0;
const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp;
struct arm64_ftr_reg *reg = get_arm64_ftr_reg(sys_reg);
if (!reg)
return;
for (ftrp = reg->ftr_bits; ftrp->width; ftrp++) {
u64 ftr_mask = arm64_ftr_mask(ftrp);
s64 ftr_new = arm64_ftr_value(ftrp, new);
s64 ftr_ovr = arm64_ftr_value(ftrp, reg->override->val);
if ((ftr_mask & reg->override->mask) == ftr_mask) {
s64 tmp = arm64_ftr_safe_value(ftrp, ftr_ovr, ftr_new);
char *str = NULL;
if (ftr_ovr != tmp) {
/* Unsafe, remove the override */
reg->override->mask &= ~ftr_mask;
reg->override->val &= ~ftr_mask;
tmp = ftr_ovr;
str = "ignoring override";
} else if (ftr_new != tmp) {
/* Override was valid */
ftr_new = tmp;
str = "forced";
} else if (ftr_ovr == tmp) {
/* Override was the safe value */
str = "already set";
}
if (str)
pr_warn("%s[%d:%d]: %s to %llx\n",
reg->name,
ftrp->shift + ftrp->width - 1,
ftrp->shift, str, tmp);
} else if ((ftr_mask & reg->override->val) == ftr_mask) {
reg->override->val &= ~ftr_mask;
pr_warn("%s[%d:%d]: impossible override, ignored\n",
reg->name,
ftrp->shift + ftrp->width - 1,
ftrp->shift);
}
val = arm64_ftr_set_value(ftrp, val, ftr_new);
valid_mask |= ftr_mask;
if (!ftrp->strict)
strict_mask &= ~ftr_mask;
if (ftrp->visible)
user_mask |= ftr_mask;
else
reg->user_val = arm64_ftr_set_value(ftrp,
reg->user_val,
ftrp->safe_val);
}
val &= valid_mask;
reg->sys_val = val;
reg->strict_mask = strict_mask;
reg->user_mask = user_mask;
}