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[POWERPC] spufs: Load isolation kernel from spu_run
authorJeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:45:10 +0000 (18:45 +0100)
committerPaul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:40:06 +0000 (20:40 +1100)
commitc6730ed4c280ff9e55766796523c94a7d111da09
tree6635d2a52f7e8021e4565edd0b66a752d4d699ad
parent3960c260204bc33404a6e54e9dcd44f1f83bc701
[POWERPC] spufs: Load isolation kernel from spu_run

In order to fit with the "don't-run-spus-outside-of-spu_run" model, this
patch starts the isolated-mode loader in spu_run, rather than
spu_create. If spu_run is passed an isolated-mode context that isn't in
isolated mode state, it will run the loader.

This fixes potential races with the isolated SPE app doing a
stop-and-signal before the PPE has called spu_run: bugzilla #29111.
Also (in conjunction with a mambo patch), this addresses #28565, as we
always set the runcntrl register when entering spu_run.

It is up to libspe to ensure that isolated-mode apps are cleaned up
after running to completion - ie, put the app through the "ISOLATE EXIT"
state (see Ch11 of the CBEA).

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd.bergmann@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h