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+/*
+  * Copyright (C) 2014 ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef __ASM_CPU_H
+#define __ASM_CPU_H
+
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+
+/*
+ * Records attributes of an individual CPU.
+ */
+struct cpuinfo_arm64 {
+       struct cpu      cpu;
+       u32             reg_ctr;
+       u32             reg_cntfrq;
+       u32             reg_dczid;
+       u32             reg_midr;
+
+       u64             reg_id_aa64isar0;
+       u64             reg_id_aa64isar1;
+       u64             reg_id_aa64mmfr0;
+       u64             reg_id_aa64mmfr1;
+       u64             reg_id_aa64pfr0;
+       u64             reg_id_aa64pfr1;
+
+       u32             reg_id_isar0;
+       u32             reg_id_isar1;
+       u32             reg_id_isar2;
+       u32             reg_id_isar3;
+       u32             reg_id_isar4;
+       u32             reg_id_isar5;
+       u32             reg_id_mmfr0;
+       u32             reg_id_mmfr1;
+       u32             reg_id_mmfr2;
+       u32             reg_id_mmfr3;
+       u32             reg_id_pfr0;
+       u32             reg_id_pfr1;
+};
+
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct cpuinfo_arm64, cpu_data);
+
+void cpuinfo_store_cpu(void);
+void __init cpuinfo_store_boot_cpu(void);
+
+#endif /* __ASM_CPU_H */
 
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+/*
+ * Record and handle CPU attributes.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 ARM Ltd.
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <asm/arch_timer.h>
+#include <asm/cachetype.h>
+#include <asm/cpu.h>
+#include <asm/cputype.h>
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+
+/*
+ * In case the boot CPU is hotpluggable, we record its initial state and
+ * current state separately. Certain system registers may contain different
+ * values depending on configuration at or after reset.
+ */
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpuinfo_arm64, cpu_data);
+static struct cpuinfo_arm64 boot_cpu_data;
+
+static void __cpuinfo_store_cpu(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
+{
+       info->reg_cntfrq = arch_timer_get_cntfrq();
+       info->reg_ctr = read_cpuid_cachetype();
+       info->reg_dczid = read_cpuid(DCZID_EL0);
+       info->reg_midr = read_cpuid_id();
+
+       info->reg_id_aa64isar0 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_aa64isar1 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64ISAR1_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_aa64mmfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64MMFR0_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_aa64mmfr1 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64MMFR1_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_aa64pfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64PFR0_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_aa64pfr1 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64PFR1_EL1);
+
+       info->reg_id_isar0 = read_cpuid(ID_ISAR0_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_isar1 = read_cpuid(ID_ISAR1_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_isar2 = read_cpuid(ID_ISAR2_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_isar3 = read_cpuid(ID_ISAR3_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_isar4 = read_cpuid(ID_ISAR4_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_isar5 = read_cpuid(ID_ISAR5_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_mmfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_MMFR0_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_mmfr1 = read_cpuid(ID_MMFR1_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_mmfr2 = read_cpuid(ID_MMFR2_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_mmfr3 = read_cpuid(ID_MMFR3_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_pfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_PFR0_EL1);
+       info->reg_id_pfr1 = read_cpuid(ID_PFR1_EL1);
+}
+
+void cpuinfo_store_cpu(void)
+{
+       struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_data);
+       __cpuinfo_store_cpu(info);
+}
+
+void __init cpuinfo_store_boot_cpu(void)
+{
+       struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info = &per_cpu(cpu_data, 0);
+       __cpuinfo_store_cpu(info);
+
+       boot_cpu_data = *info;
+}
 
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 
 #include <asm/fixmap.h>
+#include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
 #include <asm/elf.h>
 #include <asm/cputable.h>
        sprintf(init_utsname()->machine, ELF_PLATFORM);
        elf_hwcap = 0;
 
+       cpuinfo_store_boot_cpu();
+
        /*
         * Check for sane CTR_EL0.CWG value.
         */
 }
 arch_initcall_sync(arm64_device_init);
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu, cpu_data);
-
 static int __init topology_init(void)
 {
        int i;
 
        for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-               struct cpu *cpu = &per_cpu(cpu_data, i);
+               struct cpu *cpu = &per_cpu(cpu_data.cpu, i);
                cpu->hotpluggable = 1;
                register_cpu(cpu, i);
        }