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    CSS: Put secondary CPUs in a pen when booting an EL3 payload · 2bc42067
    Sandrine Bailleux authored
    By default, only the primary CPU is powered on by SCP on CSS
    platforms. Secondary CPUs are then powered on later using PSCI
    calls.
    
    However, it is possible to power on more than one CPU at boot time
    using platform specific settings. In this case, several CPUs will
    enter the Trusted Firmware and execute the cold boot path code.
    This is currently not supported and secondary CPUs will panic.
    
    This patch preserves this behaviour in the normal boot flow.
    However, when booting an EL3 payload, secondary CPUs are now held in
    a pen until their mailbox is populated, at which point they jump to
    this address. Note that, since all CPUs share the same mailbox, they
    will all be released from their holding pen at the same time and the
    EL3 payload is responsible to arbitrate execution between CPUs if
    required.
    
    Change-Id: I83737e0c9f15ca5e73afbed2e9c761bc580735b9
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