[libc-commits] [libc] [libc] Add support for MVE to Arm startup code (PR #167338)
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Author: Victor Campos (vhscampos)
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<summary>Changes</summary>
In order to have MVE support, the same bits of the CPACR register that enable the floating-point extension must be set.
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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/167338.diff
1 Files Affected:
- (modified) libc/startup/baremetal/arm/start.cpp (+9-7)
``````````diff
diff --git a/libc/startup/baremetal/arm/start.cpp b/libc/startup/baremetal/arm/start.cpp
index 4740067722022..b22529f214216 100644
--- a/libc/startup/baremetal/arm/start.cpp
+++ b/libc/startup/baremetal/arm/start.cpp
@@ -131,20 +131,23 @@ namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
__arm_wsr("CPSR_c", 0x13); // SVC
#endif
-#ifdef __ARM_FP
-// Enable FPU
-#if __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'M'
+#if __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'M' && \
+ (defined(__ARM_FP) || defined(__ARM_FEATURE_MVE))
+ // Enable FPU and MVE. They can't be enabled independently: the two are
+ // governed by the same bits in CPACR.
// Based on
// https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0646/c/Cortex-M7-Peripherals/Floating-Point-Unit/Enabling-the-FPU
- // Set CPACR cp10 and cp11
+ // Set CPACR cp10 and cp11.
auto cpacr = (volatile uint32_t *const)0xE000ED88;
*cpacr |= (0xF << 20);
__dsb(0xF);
__isb(0xF);
-#elif __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'A' || __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'R'
+#elif (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'A' || __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'R') && \
+ defined(__ARM_FP)
+ // Enable FPU.
// Based on
// https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0472/m/Compiler-Coding-Practices/Enabling-NEON-and-FPU-for-bare-metal
- // Set CPACR cp10 and cp11
+ // Set CPACR cp10 and cp11.
uint32_t cpacr = __arm_rsr("p15:0:c1:c0:2");
cpacr |= (0xF << 20);
__arm_wsr("p15:0:c1:c0:2", cpacr);
@@ -154,7 +157,6 @@ namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
__asm__ __volatile__("vmrs %0, FPEXC" : "=r"(fpexc) : :);
fpexc |= (1 << 30);
__asm__ __volatile__("vmsr FPEXC, %0" : : "r"(fpexc) :);
-#endif
#endif
// Perform the equivalent of scatterloading
``````````
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https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/167338
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