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    OMAP3: workaround for ARM Cortex-A8 erratum 725233 · 041d42e7
    Siarhei Siamashka authored
    725233: PLD instructions executed with PLD data forwarding
    enabled can result in a processor deadlock
    
    This deadlock can happen when NEON load instructions are used together
    with cache preload instructions (PLD). The problematic conditions
    can be triggered in-the-wild by NEON optimized functions from pixman
    library (http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman
    
    ), which perform dynamic
    adjustment of prefetch distance.
    
    The workaround disables PLD data forwarding by setting PLD_FWD bit
    in L2 Cache Auxiliary Control Register as recommended in ARM Cortex-A8
    errata list.
    
    The deadlock can only happen on r1pX revisions of Cortex-A8 (used in
    OMAP34xx/OMAP35xx). Performance impact of the workaround is practically
    non-existant.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSiarhei Siamashka <siarhei.siamashka@gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSandeep Paulraj <s-paulraj@ti.com>
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    OMAP3: workaround for ARM Cortex-A8 erratum 725233
    Siarhei Siamashka authored
    725233: PLD instructions executed with PLD data forwarding
    enabled can result in a processor deadlock
    
    This deadlock can happen when NEON load instructions are used together
    with cache preload instructions (PLD). The problematic conditions
    can be triggered in-the-wild by NEON optimized functions from pixman
    library (http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman
    
    ), which perform dynamic
    adjustment of prefetch distance.
    
    The workaround disables PLD data forwarding by setting PLD_FWD bit
    in L2 Cache Auxiliary Control Register as recommended in ARM Cortex-A8
    errata list.
    
    The deadlock can only happen on r1pX revisions of Cortex-A8 (used in
    OMAP34xx/OMAP35xx). Performance impact of the workaround is practically
    non-existant.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSiarhei Siamashka <siarhei.siamashka@gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSandeep Paulraj <s-paulraj@ti.com>