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<title>linux-toradex.git/arch/arm/include/asm/neon.h, branch v5.1</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<title>ARM: add support for kernel mode NEON</title>
<updated>2013-07-08T21:08:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ard Biesheuvel</name>
<email>ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org</email>
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<published>2013-05-16T09:41:48+00:00</published>
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In order to safely support the use of NEON instructions in
kernel mode, some precautions need to be taken:
- the userland context that may be present in the registers (even
  if the NEON/VFP is currently disabled) must be stored under the
  correct task (which may not be 'current' in the UP case),
- to avoid having to keep track of additional vfpstates for the
  kernel side, disallow the use of NEON in interrupt context
  and run with preemption disabled,
- after use, re-enable preemption and re-enable the lazy restore
  machinery by disabling the NEON/VFP unit.

This patch adds the functions kernel_neon_begin() and
kernel_neon_end() which take care of the above. It also adds
the Kconfig symbol KERNEL_MODE_NEON to enable it.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org&gt;
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre &lt;nico@linaro.org&gt;
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In order to safely support the use of NEON instructions in
kernel mode, some precautions need to be taken:
- the userland context that may be present in the registers (even
  if the NEON/VFP is currently disabled) must be stored under the
  correct task (which may not be 'current' in the UP case),
- to avoid having to keep track of additional vfpstates for the
  kernel side, disallow the use of NEON in interrupt context
  and run with preemption disabled,
- after use, re-enable preemption and re-enable the lazy restore
  machinery by disabling the NEON/VFP unit.

This patch adds the functions kernel_neon_begin() and
kernel_neon_end() which take care of the above. It also adds
the Kconfig symbol KERNEL_MODE_NEON to enable it.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org&gt;
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre &lt;nico@linaro.org&gt;
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