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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h2
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype3
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
index ab68d0ee7725..5869025673b4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ enum {
CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_SPURR | CPU_FTR_REAL_LE | \
CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_SAO | \
CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB | CPU_FTR_POPCNTD | \
- CPU_FTR_ICSWX | CPU_FTR_CFAR | CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_VMX_COPY | \
+ CPU_FTR_CFAR | CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_VMX_COPY | \
CPU_FTR_DBELL | CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR | CPU_FTR_DAWR | \
CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S | CPU_FTR_TM_COMP | CPU_FTR_ARCH_300)
#define CPU_FTRS_POWER9_DD1 (CPU_FTRS_POWER9 | CPU_FTR_POWER9_DD1)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index ee87cb37c580..684e886eaae4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ config PPC_ICSWX
This option enables kernel support for the PowerPC Initiate
Coprocessor Store Word (icswx) coprocessor instruction on POWER7
- or newer processors.
+ and POWER8 processors. POWER9 uses new copy/paste instructions
+ to invoke the coprocessor.
This option is only useful if you have a processor that supports
the icswx coprocessor instruction. It does not have any effect
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