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Some userspace applications (OpenJDK for instance) uses the free MSBs in pointers to insert additional information for their own logic and need to get this information from somewhere. Currently they rely on parsing /proc/cpuinfo "mmu=svxx" string to obtain the current value of virtual address usable bits [1]. Since this reflect the raw supported MMU mode, it might differ from the logical one used internally which is why arch_get_mmap_end() is used. Exporting the highest mmapable address through hwprobe will allow a more stable interface to be used. For that purpose, add a new hwprobe key named RISCV_HWPROBE_KEY_HIGHEST_VIRT_ADDRESS which will export the highest userspace virtual address. Link: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/src/hotspot/os_cpu/linux_riscv/vm_version_linux_riscv.cpp#L171 [1] Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <cleger@rivosinc.com> Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@rivosinc.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240410144558.1104006-1-cleger@rivosinc.com Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.