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arm64: Clarify ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI semantics

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Will notes that the ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI name is potentially
misleading, and that it would be nice to rename that and add some
documentation. See:

  https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/ajKn_Pt50CmOUrsP@willie-the-truck/

To that end, I've renamed the Kconfig symbol and hwcap from:

  [CONFIG_]ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI

... to:

  [CONFIG_]ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI_SYNC

... and I've added some rationale alongside the Kconfig. As the Kconfig
symbol isn't user selectable, the usual 'help' section won't appear in
menuconfig, so I've added this as a comment.

The rename was scripted with:

  git grep -l REPEAT_TLBI | while read F; do
    sed -i '{ s/WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI\>/WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI_SYNC/g }' $F;
  done

Bikeshedding-wise, I considered a few names, including:

* ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI_SYNC
* ARM64_WORKAROUND_TLBI_REPEAT_SYNC
* ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROADCAST_TLBI_REPEAT_SYNC

... and I settled on ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI_SYNC to try keep
things simple, and to avoid unnecessary churn caused by moving
definitions to retain alphabetical order. I'm happy to defer to Will and
Catalin's preference.

Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
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Mark Rutland 2026-06-29 11:09:53 +01:00 • committed by Will Deacon
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