software at a higher exception level to prevent execution in an UNKNOWN
state.
- - SCR_EL3.FIQ must have the same value across all CPUs the kernel is
- executing on.
- - The value of SCR_EL3.FIQ must be the same as the one present at boot
- time whenever the kernel is executing.
+ For all systems:
+ - If EL3 is present:
+
+ - SCR_EL3.FIQ must have the same value across all CPUs the kernel is
+ executing on.
+ - The value of SCR_EL3.FIQ must be the same as the one present at boot
+ time whenever the kernel is executing.
+
+ - If EL3 is present and the kernel is entered at EL2:
+
+ - SCR_EL3.HCE (bit 8) must be initialised to 0b1.
For systems with a GICv3 interrupt controller to be used in v3 mode:
- If EL3 is present:
- ZCR_EL2.LEN must be initialised to the same value for all CPUs the
kernel will execute on.
+ For CPUs with the Scalable Matrix Extension (FEAT_SME):
+
+ - If EL3 is present:
+
+ - CPTR_EL3.ESM (bit 12) must be initialised to 0b1.
+
+ - SCR_EL3.EnTP2 (bit 41) must be initialised to 0b1.
+
+ - SMCR_EL3.LEN must be initialised to the same value for all CPUs the
+ kernel will execute on.
+
+ - If the kernel is entered at EL1 and EL2 is present:
+
+ - CPTR_EL2.TSM (bit 12) must be initialised to 0b0.
+
+ - CPTR_EL2.SMEN (bits 25:24) must be initialised to 0b11.
+
+ - SCTLR_EL2.EnTP2 (bit 60) must be initialised to 0b1.
+
+ - SMCR_EL2.LEN must be initialised to the same value for all CPUs the
+ kernel will execute on.
+
The requirements described above for CPU mode, caches, MMUs, architected
timers, coherency and system registers apply to all CPUs. All CPUs must
enter the kernel in the same exception level. Where the values documented