Provide a build option to enable using  GICv3 priorities to enable/disable
interrupts.

Tested-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thomp...@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thie...@arm.com>
Suggested-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thomp...@linaro.org>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.mari...@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.dea...@arm.com>
---
 arch/arm64/Kconfig | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 29e75b4..d09c6ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -944,6 +944,21 @@ config ARM64_SSBD

          If unsure, say Y.

+config USE_ICC_SYSREGS_FOR_IRQFLAGS
+       bool "Use ICC system registers for IRQ masking"
+       select CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3
+       help
+         Using the ICC system registers for IRQ masking makes it possible
+         to simulate NMI on ARM64 systems. This allows several interesting
+         features (especially debug features) to be used on these systems.
+
+         Say Y here to implement IRQ masking using ICC system
+         registers when the GIC System Registers are available. The changes
+         are applied dynamically using the alternatives system so it is safe
+         to enable this option on systems with older interrupt controllers.
+
+         If unsure, say N
+
 menuconfig ARMV8_DEPRECATED
        bool "Emulate deprecated/obsolete ARMv8 instructions"
        depends on COMPAT
--
1.9.1

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