RISC-V: cpufeatures: Put the upper 16 bits of patch ID to work

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cpufeature IDs are consecutive integers starting at 26, so a 32-bit
patch ID allows an aircraft carrier load of feature IDs. Repurposing
the upper 16 bits still leaves a boat load of feature IDs and gains
16 bits which may be used to control patching on a per patch-site
basis.

This will be initially used in Zicboz's application to clear_page(),
as Zicboz's block size must also be considered. In that case, the
upper 16-bit value's role will be to convey the maximum block size
which the Zicboz clear_page() implementation supports.

cpufeature patch sites which need to check for the existence or
absence of other cpufeatures may also be able to make use of this.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com>
Reviewed-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230224162631.405473-6-ajones@ventanamicro.com
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>

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