Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] irqchip, gicv3: Workaround for Cavium ThunderX erratum 23154

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Thu Aug 13 2015 - 11:11:27 EST


On 13/08/15 15:47, Robert Richter wrote:
> From: Robert Richter <rrichter@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch implements Cavium ThunderX erratum 23154.
>
> The gicv3 of ThunderX requires a modified version for reading the IAR
> status to ensure data synchronization. Since this is in the fast-path
> and called with each interrupt, runtime patching is used using jump
> label patching for smallest overhead (no-op). This is the same
> technique as used for tracepoints.
>
> v2:
> * implement code in a single asm() to keep instruction sequence
> * added comment to the code that explains the erratum
> * apply workaround also if running as guest, thus check MIDR
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> index 1a91902be0b1..2f80a11621a0 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void gic_redist_wait_for_rwp(void)
> }
>
> /* Low level accessors */
> -static u64 __maybe_unused gic_read_iar(void)
> +static u64 gic_read_iar_common(void)
> {
> u64 irqstat;
>
> @@ -115,6 +115,38 @@ static u64 __maybe_unused gic_read_iar(void)
> return irqstat;
> }
>
> +/*
> + * Cavium ThunderX erratum 23154
> + *
> + * The gicv3 of ThunderX requires a modified version for reading the
> + * IAR status to ensure data synchronization (access to icc_iar1_el1
> + * is not sync'ed before and after).
> + */
> +static u64 gic_read_iar_cavium_thunderx(void)
> +{
> + u64 irqstat;
> +
> + asm volatile(
> + "nop;nop;nop;nop\n\t"
> + "nop;nop;nop;nop\n\t"
> + "mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_IAR1_EL1) "\n\t"
> + "nop;nop;nop;nop"
> + : "=r" (irqstat));
> + mb();
> +
> + return irqstat;
> +}
> +
> +struct static_key is_cavium_thunderx = STATIC_KEY_INIT_FALSE;
> +
> +static u64 __maybe_unused gic_read_iar(void)
> +{
> + if (static_key_false(&is_cavium_thunderx))
> + return gic_read_iar_common();
> + else
> + return gic_read_iar_cavium_thunderx();
> +}
> +
> static void __maybe_unused gic_write_pmr(u64 val)
> {
> asm volatile("msr_s " __stringify(ICC_PMR_EL1) ", %0" : : "r" (val));
> @@ -766,8 +798,19 @@ static const struct irq_domain_ops gic_irq_domain_ops = {
> .free = gic_irq_domain_free,
> };
>
> +static void gicv3_enable_cavium_thunderx(void *data)
> +{
> + static_key_slow_inc(&is_cavium_thunderx);
> +}
> +
> static const struct gic_capabilities gicv3_errata[] = {
> {
> + .desc = "GIC: Cavium erratum 23154",
> + .iidr = 0xa100034c, /* ThunderX pass 1.x */
> + .iidr_mask = 0xffff0fff,
> + .init = gicv3_enable_cavium_thunderx,
> + },

I'm even more puzzled. You're working around a CPU bug based on the ITS
ID registers? Or have you swapped the detection methods for the two errata?

M.
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