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VLEN describes the length of each vector register and some instructions need specific minimal VLENs to work correctly. The vector code already includes a variable riscv_v_vsize that contains the value of "32 vector registers with vlenb length" that gets filled during boot. vlenb is the value contained in the CSR_VLENB register and the value represents "VLEN / 8". So add riscv_vector_vlen() to return the actual VLEN value for in-kernel users when they need to check the available VLEN. Signed-off-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko.stuebner@vrull.eu> Reviewed-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com> Signed-off-by: Jerry Shih <jerry.shih@sifive.com> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240122002024.27477-2-ebiggers@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>
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