Hi Thomas,

On 24/10/2014 14:05, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Dear Gregory CLEMENT,
> 
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:14:28 +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> 
>> +ENTRY(power_up_scu)
>> +    mrc     p15, 4, r1, c15, c0     @ get SCU base address
>> +    orr     r1, r1, #0x8            @ SCU CPU Power Status Register
>> +    mrc     15, 0, r0, cr0, cr0, 5  @ get the CPU ID
>> +    and     r0, r0, #15
>> +    add     r1, r1, r0
>> +    mov     r0, #0x0
>> +    strb    r0, [r1]                @ switch SCU power state to Normal mode
>> +    ret     lr
>> +ENDPROC(power_up_scu)
> 
> Since this function is not static, I think it might be a good idea to
> use a prefix that makes it more specific to the platform in order to
> not pollute the global namespace. Maybe something like
> 'armada_38x_scu_power_up', or something like that.

Yes given the fact that this function is declared in the mach-mveu folder
it is sensible to use a more specific name. However the function itself
is not specific at all to an SoC. This function could be used for any Cortex A9
using the SCU.


Thanks,

Gregory



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