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@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ Before jumping into the kernel, the following conditions must be met:
the kernel image will be entered must be initialised by software at a
higher exception level to prevent execution in an UNKNOWN state.
+ - SCR_EL3.FIQ must have the same value across all CPUs the kernel is
+ executing on.
+ - The value of SCR_EL3.FIQ must be the same as the one present at boot
+ time whenever the kernel is executing.
+
For systems with a GICv3 interrupt controller to be used in v3 mode:
- If EL3 is present:
ICC_SRE_EL3.Enable (bit 3) must be initialiased to 0b1.