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@@ -340,6 +340,34 @@ config SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE
default 64 if SYS_CACHE_SHIFT_6
default 32 if SYS_CACHE_SHIFT_5
+choice
+ prompt "Select the ARM data write cache policy"
+ default SYS_ARM_CACHE_WRITETHROUGH if TARGET_BCMCYGNUS || \
+ TARGET_BCMNSP || CPU_PXA || RZA1
+ default SYS_ARM_CACHE_WRITEBACK
+
+config SYS_ARM_CACHE_WRITEBACK
+ bool "Write-back (WB)"
+ help
+ A write updates the cache only and marks the cache line as dirty.
+ External memory is updated only when the line is evicted or explicitly
+ cleaned.
+
+config SYS_ARM_CACHE_WRITETHROUGH
+ bool "Write-through (WT)"
+ help
+ A write updates both the cache and the external memory system.
+ This does not mark the cache line as dirty.
+
+config SYS_ARM_CACHE_WRITEALLOC
+ bool "Write allocation (WA)"
+ help
+ A cache line is allocated on a write miss. This means that executing a
+ store instruction on the processor might cause a burst read to occur.
+ There is a linefill to obtain the data for the cache line, before the
+ write is performed.
+endchoice
+
config ARCH_CPU_INIT
bool "Enable ARCH_CPU_INIT"
help