riscv_cpu_validate_v() consists of checking RVV related attributes, such
as vlen and elen, and setting env->vext_spec.

This can be done during riscv_cpu_validate_misa_ext() time, allowing us
to fail earlier if RVV constrains are not met.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Henrique Barboza <dbarboza@ventanamicro.com>
---
 target/riscv/cpu.c | 20 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index c7b05d7c4e..1116686cd1 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,9 @@ static void riscv_cpu_disable_priv_spec_isa_exts(RISCVCPU *cpu)
 
 static void riscv_cpu_validate_misa_ext(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
+    CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
     if (cpu->cfg.ext_i && cpu->cfg.ext_e) {
         error_setg(errp,
                    "I and E extensions are incompatible");
@@ -1060,6 +1063,14 @@ static void riscv_cpu_validate_misa_ext(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
         error_setg(errp, "D extension requires F extension");
         return;
     }
+
+    if (cpu->cfg.ext_v) {
+        riscv_cpu_validate_v(env, &cpu->cfg, &local_err);
+        if (local_err != NULL) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void riscv_cpu_validate_misa_mxl(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
@@ -1097,7 +1108,6 @@ static void riscv_cpu_validate_misa_mxl(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 static void riscv_cpu_validate_set_extensions(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint32_t ext = 0;
 
     if (cpu->cfg.epmp && !cpu->cfg.pmp) {
@@ -1188,14 +1198,6 @@ static void riscv_cpu_validate_set_extensions(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
-    if (cpu->cfg.ext_v) {
-        riscv_cpu_validate_v(env, &cpu->cfg, &local_err);
-        if (local_err != NULL) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (cpu->cfg.ext_zk) {
         cpu->cfg.ext_zkn = true;
         cpu->cfg.ext_zkr = true;
-- 
2.39.2