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How to start cpu in ARMv7 baremetal environment?

Levente

I am using an Allwinner H3 SoC (on a zeropi board) and I want to start up a secondary core without using an OS.
I am trying to use the SMC call CPU_ON, using the following code:


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smc_call(0x84000003, 0x02, (void*)blink, 0);
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Where I use the assembler routine smc_call:

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globl smc_call
.arch_extension sec
smc_call:
SMC #0
bx lr
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According to the Documentation, the following parameters should be (and to the best of my knowledge, are) passed:

1. uint32 Function ID (0x84000003)
2. uint32 target CPU (0x02)
3. uint32 entry_point_address (in my case, a function called 'blink')
4. uint32 context_d (0, but this is only a guess from what I've seen in the Linux kernel)

The outcome is very interesting: Core0 starts executing 'blink', instead of returning and leaving Core3 to execute it.

What am I overlooking?

(Edit: fixed contradicting cpu numbering)

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