RE: [PATCH] arm64: add the ability to hook the fault code

From: Neil Zhang
Date: Fri Jun 20 2014 - 05:03:00 EST



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will Deacon [mailto:will.deacon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2014å6æ20æ 16:40
> To: Neil Zhang
> Cc: Catalin Marinas; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: add the ability to hook the fault code
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 09:33:59AM +0100, Neil Zhang wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Will Deacon [mailto:will.deacon@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 2014å6æ20æ 16:26
> > > To: Neil Zhang
> > > Cc: Catalin Marinas; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: add the ability to hook the fault code
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 11:54:56AM +0100, Neil Zhang wrote:
> > > > Add the ability to hook the fault code for future use.
> > >
> > > Do you have a user for this in the kernel tree? I'd rather add the
> > > hook with the first user, if it doesn't exist already.
> > >
> >
> > Marvell Soc has a feature to use the external abort.
> > I didn't submit it since it's a private feature.
>
> In which case, let's wait until we have a user of this in the mainline tree.
>

OKï

> Will

Best Regards,
Neil Zhang