diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'src/arch/armv7/lib/cache.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/arch/armv7/lib/cache.c | 18 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/lib/cache.c b/src/arch/armv7/lib/cache.c index 45d3308fbc..d413bc4046 100644 --- a/src/arch/armv7/lib/cache.c +++ b/src/arch/armv7/lib/cache.c @@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. * - * cache.c: Low-level cache operations for ARMv7 + * cache.c: Cache maintenance routines for ARMv7-A and ARMv7-R + * + * Reference: ARM Architecture Reference Manual, ARMv7-A and ARMv7-R edition */ #include <types.h> @@ -52,8 +54,8 @@ void tlb_invalidate_all(void) { /* * FIXME: ARMv7 Architecture Ref. Manual claims that the distinction - * instruction vs. data TLBs is deprecated in ARMv7. But that doesn't - * really seem true for Cortex-A15? + * instruction vs. data TLBs is deprecated in ARMv7, however this does + * not seem to be the case as of Cortex-A15. */ tlbiall(); dtlbiall(); @@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ void tlb_invalidate_all(void) void icache_invalidate_all(void) { - /* icache can be entirely invalidated with one operation. + /* + * icache can be entirely invalidated with one operation. * Note: If branch predictors are architecturally-visible, ICIALLU * also performs a BPIALL operation (B2-1283 in arch manual) */ @@ -77,7 +80,12 @@ enum dcache_op { OP_DCISW }; -/* do a dcache operation on entire cache by set/way */ +/* + * Do a dcache operation on entire cache by set/way. This is done for + * portability because mapping of memory address to cache location is + * implementation defined (See note on "Requirements for operations by + * set/way" in arch ref. manual). + */ static void dcache_op_set_way(enum dcache_op op) { uint32_t ccsidr; |