ARM PAC FAQ fix: Read HCR_EL2 instead of clobbering with SCTLR_EL1#2259
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The sample code for setting up PAC is missing the read register call for `HCR_EL2`. This leads to clobbering HCR_EL2 with whatever the bits in `SCTLR_EL1` were.
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The sample code for setting up PAC is missing the read register call for
HCR_EL2. This leads to clobberingHCR_EL2with whatever the bits inSCTLR_EL1were.Fix by adding the missing register read call.