[PATCH] LoongArch: detect and disable sc.q if erratic

From: Xi Ruoyao

Date: Thu Apr 02 2026 - 00:55:27 EST


We've observed that, on some Loongson 2K3000/3B6000M systems with earlier
firmware revisions, the sc.q instruction may write incorrect data into
the upper half of the written 128-bit datum.

It seems upgrading the firmware (for example, the 202602 release from
Loongson [1]) will resolve the issue. But since not all systems may be
running the most up-to-date firmware, based on firmware update avail-
ability and the environment in which they are running in.

To help with system compatibility and ensure correct behavior, check if
sc.q behaves erratically and disable if so.

Link: https://github.com/loongson/Firmware/pull/156 [1]
Signed-off-by: Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/loongarch/kernel/cpu-probe.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 657bbae6c1c7..943e5826c71b 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -132,6 +132,36 @@ static void set_isa(struct cpuinfo_loongarch *c, unsigned int isa)
}
}

+/*
+ * Some LoongArch has broken sc.q which incorrectly handles the upper word
+ * when the lower word is zero. Newer firmware versions (such as the 202602
+ * release from Loongson) seem to contain a workaround for this issue.
+ *
+ * Disable sc.q if erratic to ensure reliability and compatibility.
+ */
+static bool sc_q_is_sane(void)
+{
+ struct {
+ long word[2];
+ } __aligned(16) mem;
+ register long tmp;
+
+ asm (
+ "1:ll.d\t$r0, %[mem]\n\t"
+ "move\t%[tmp], $r0\n\t"
+ "sc.q\t%[tmp], %[one], %[mem]\n\t"
+ "beqz\t%[tmp], 1b"
+ : [mem] "=ZB" (mem), [tmp] "=&r" (tmp)
+ : [one] "r" (1));
+
+ if (mem.word[1] != 1) {
+ pr_warn_once("Warning: sc.q is erratic on this platform, disabling for both kernel and HWCAP. Please try a firmware update.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
static void cpu_probe_common(struct cpuinfo_loongarch *c)
{
unsigned int config;
@@ -177,7 +207,7 @@ static void cpu_probe_common(struct cpuinfo_loongarch *c)
c->options |= LOONGARCH_CPU_LAM;
elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_LOONGARCH_LAM;
}
- if (config & CPUCFG2_SCQ) {
+ if ((config & CPUCFG2_SCQ) && sc_q_is_sane()) {
c->options |= LOONGARCH_CPU_SCQ;
elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_LOONGARCH_SCQ;
}
--
2.53.0