Re: [PATCH] MIPS: smp-mt: enable all hardware interrupts on second VPE

[Thomas Bogendoerfer]

On Sat, Jul 02, 2022 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Aleksander Jan Bajkowski wrote:
> This patch is needed to handle interrupts by the second VPE on
> the Lantiq xRX200, xRX300 and xRX330 SoCs. In these chips, 32 ICU
> interrupts are connected to each hardware line. The SoC supports
> a total of 160 interrupts. Currently changing smp_affinity to the
> second VPE hangs interrupts.
> 
> This problem affects multithreaded SoCs with a custom interrupt
> controller. Chips with 1004Kc core and newer use the MIPS GIC.
> 
> Also CC'ed Birger Koblitz and Sander Vanheule. Both are working
> on support for Realtek RTL930x chips with 34Kc core and Birger
> has added a patch in OpenWRT that also enables all interrupt
> lines. So it looks like this patch is useful for more SoCs.
> 
> Tested on lantiq xRX200 and xRX330.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aleksander Jan Bajkowski <olek2@xxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
> index 5f04a0141068..f21cd0eb1fa7 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
> @@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ static void vsmp_init_secondary(void)
>  					 STATUSF_IP4 | STATUSF_IP5 |
>  					 STATUSF_IP6 | STATUSF_IP7);
>  	else
> -		change_c0_status(ST0_IM, STATUSF_IP0 | STATUSF_IP1 |
> -					 STATUSF_IP6 | STATUSF_IP7);
> +		set_c0_status(ST0_IM);
>  }

just blindly enabling all interrupts doesn't sound like a brilliant
idea even when if works on some Lantiq platforms (probably because
their interrupt controller prevents issuing unwanted interrupts).
But not all smp-mt platforms are Lantiq. If some CPU interrupts
need to be enabled a clean interrupt controller setup with hierarchy
irq domains is IMHO the correct approach,

Thomas.

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